Kamancheh

Kamancheh; Persian Musical Instrument

The kamāncheh belongs to the arched chordophonic instruments with a determined sound and in its manufacture wood, leather, bone and metal is used. The sound box, the skin, the bridge, the pegs, the simgir, the handle, the point and the pedestal are the components of this instrument that has four metal strings (in the past three) with different thickness and its usual phonic extension is equal to almost three octaves.

The instrument case is spherical and hollow and is usually made of mulberry wood which in thin pieces are stuck next to each other and a relatively small section of it on the front has a leather-covered opening and on the latter it fits. find a bridge.

The handle of the kamāncheh is a full tube made of an inverted cylinder in its interior. The upper end of the tube is empty and in the front side it has a slot that forms the peg box.

The handle is devoid of parde (note adjuster). The tip of the instrument is composed of the box of pegs, on both sides there are two pegs and on it is a knob. The length of the instrument from the pedestal to the tip of the knob is approximately 80 centimeters.

It, in addition to the case, the neck and the tip, in the lower end has a pedestal that is placed on the ground or on the musician's lap and is played while seated. The instrument is taken vertically with one hand, the fingers move along the length of the neck, and the bow with the other hand horizontally rubs the strings back and forth.

There is a type of kamāncheh, known as kamāncheh lori whose back is open and is called tāl. In the last tens of years various types of kamāncheh called āltu and bās have been manufactured and all of them have a deeper sound than the common kamāncheh.

This instrument was entered into the UNESCO World Heritage List by the Iranian Cultural Heritage Agency in the month of azar of the year.

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