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Instrument

Cümbüş

A fretless, long-necked string instrument with a metal rim and a skin-covered face; developed by Zeynel Abidin Cümbüş in the first half of the 20th century.

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The definitions were written in our own words, drawing on sources such as the TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, Yılmaz Öztuna's Encyclopedic Dictionary of Turkish Music and Wikipedia; pitch and interval values follow the Arel-Ezgi-Uzdilek system. This content has not yet been reviewed by an expert; if you spot a mistake, please write to us.

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