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KAMANCHEH
The kamancheh is the traditional classical bowed lute of Persian classical music and dates back to antiquity. It has a small, hollowed hardwood body with a thin stretched sheepskin membrane. Oddly, the instrument's bridge runs diagonally across this membrane.Its neck is cylindrical, and it has four metal strings. Often known as the "spiked fiddle", because of the spike protruding from its lower end, it is played vertically in the manner of the European viola. The tuning varies depending on the region of the country where it is being played. The kamanche is tuned in the same manner as a violin: G, D, A, E. The bowstrings are pulled by the player which accommodates subtle tone variations. It is believed that the fourth string was added in the early twentieth century as a result of the introduction of European violin to Iranian music culture.
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