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Kanun Kanundur


Kanun Kanundur
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Copyright: Asim Egemen Yilmaz (egemenyilmaz) (213)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-10-11
Categories: Artwork
Camera: Canon PowerShot S410
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/13 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-10-12 4:59
Viewed: 416
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is a detail from the famous Middle Eastern instrument "kanun". It is speculated that the Persian philosopher Farabi might have invented it.

It belongs to the family of cembalos (harpsicord, Japanese koto are derivatives), played with big nails on the fingers by putting it on the lap. It is made of wooden and hand-made, mostly with 28x3=84 strings having about a 2.5 octave spectrum and female sound (p.s.: "ud" is male).

The strength of this instrument depends on the fact that it is possible to obtain quarter tones (i.e. 7 sharps/flats instead of 1 between each tone, which is compulsory in traditional Arabic/Persian/Turkish music) by adjusting the switches.

Nothing much to say about the photo. I took it with Sepia mode of the camera under tungsten light at home. PP: Sharpened a little bit...
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Thanks for the explanation of this instrument, nice capture.
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Guntram

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