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Instrument

Göğüs (soundboard)

Göğüs

In string instruments such as the oud and tanbur, the upper face of the body, that is, the soundboard; usually made of thin wood, it lets the sound project.

Related: Tekne (body)Eşik (bridge)

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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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