Tar is the long-necked lute of the Caucasian, played in Azerbaijan, Tadzhikistan, Iran and Armenia. The body is hollowed out of a single piece of wood into a rounded figure-8 shape, with a skin belly, friction tuning pegs and moveable frets. Metal strings, played with a plectrum. It is an instrument with six strings which [...]
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