doshpuluur
The doshpuluur (Tuvan: дошпулуур) is a long-necked Tuvan lute made from wood, usually pine or larch. The doshpuluur is played by plucking and strumming. There are two different versions of the doshpuluur.
Also recorded as Doshpulduur
doshpuluur
Johanna Kovitz · Source: The photographer, Johanna Kovitz, provided the JPG file. A smaller version of the image can be found on the Alash website Alash · Public domain
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The doshpuluur (Tuvan: дошпулуур) is a long-necked Tuvan lute made from wood, usually pine or larch. The doshpuluur is played by plucking and strumming. There are two different versions of the doshpuluur.
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One version has a trapezoidal soundbox, which is covered on both sides by goat skin and is fretless. The other has a kidney-shaped soundbox mostly of wood with a small goat or snake skin roundel on the front and has frets. • Illustration — Doshpuluur made by Marat Damdyn Traditionally the instrument has only two strings, but there are also versions with three or even four strings. The two strings are commonly tuned a perfect fifth apart, with the third string usually forming the octave. Sometimes the two strings are tuned a perfect fourth apart. Like the other stringed instruments of Tuva, it is traditionally used as an accompaniment for a solo performance.
Tovshuur player, Paris 2010.
zoetnet · Flickr: Doshpuluur
На фото Игорь Кошкендей играет на традиционном тувинском музыкальном инструменте дошпулуур
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• Name — Doshpuluur • Background — string • Classification — Plucked string instrument • Hornbostel Sachs — 321.322 • Related — Topshur, Chanzy • Builders — Aldar Tamdyn
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