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Instrument

Tekne (body)

Tekne

In instruments such as the oud, tanbur and bağlama, the half-pear- or half-sphere-shaped back body, made by carving or by joining thin ribs.

Related: Göğüs (soundboard)OudTanbur

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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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