Here's a Romanian Cobza I just finished building.
All spruce, cherry and ash.
Here's a Romanian Cobza I just finished building.
All spruce, cherry and ash.
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
Nice work. Are those X sound holes traditional? What's the rectangular dark patch between the sound holes and bridge?
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The X holes are indeed a traditional design for this instrument.
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The dark 'patch' is a pickguard. It's usually played with a long thin plectrum like the oud.
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
How big is this instrument? I can’t really tell if it is Mandolin size or our size. How do you tune it? Metal or nylon strings?
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Looks something like an oud but with only four courses of strings. How is it tuned?
The wonderful atlasofpluckedinstruments.com suggests GG dd gg c'c' or dd aa d'd' g'g'
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Sorry for the slow reply. I was sleeping!
Mine has a scale length of 46cm. They are usually between 45-48cm.
It is indeed related to the oud, and may have become part of Romanian music from either central Asian or Turkish trade and/or invasion.
Mine is tuned DD AA dd gg.
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
Here's a sound sample!
The shorter scale length vs oud which is my main fretless experience and the fact the strings are still settling in tune makes it a bit out of tune in places, but you get the idea.
I am a luthier specialising in historical and world stringed instruments. You can see more info at my website.
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