Afghani Rebab, Deluxe
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This beautiful Afghani
Rebab is highly decorated with inlay and carvings. It is approximately 36-38 inches
long with a goatskin soundboard, 5 main strings & 13 sympathetic, a movable bridge and 3 fixed corded frets.
The Rebab is in the lute family. Traditionally it is carved
out of a single piece of mulberry wood. The neck and upper body are
hollow and covered with a thin piece of wood. The lower body, the
resonating chamber, is covered with goatskin. The three main playing
strings are usually tuned a fourth apart. The strings are tuned, low to
high, C#, F# and B. In addition, there are 12 to 16 sympathetic strings,
which are tuned for the raga one is playing. It has three tied-on frets
near the top of the neck the rest of the fingerboard is fretless.
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