Online Baglama Course in san-francisco

Baglama and divan are the kinds of instruments used in different cultures, especially in Turkey and some parts of Iran and Iraq (Kurdistan). However, there are important differences between these two:

• Size: Divan is generally bigger than baglama.
• Bowl: Divan's bowl is deeper than baglama.
• Number of frets: Divan has more frets than baglama.
• Tuning: The tune of Divan is lower than baglama.
• Voice: Divan's voice is more expressive and deeper than baglama's.

Features of baglama instrument

• Being played in different regions of the world such as Europe, Asia, the Black Sea, the Caucasus and the countries such as Syria, Iraq, Iran and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
• Deeper bowel at back and very long neck
• The ability to play with a plectrum or with a fingering called Shalpe
• The most common stringed instrument in Turkey with seven strings that are divided into two, two and three strings
• The ability to tune in different ways and with different names according to the region and size: Baglama, Divansazi, Bozok, Choghur, Kopoz Irizva, Kora and Tambora.
• Kora is the smallest member of the baglama family and tambora is the larger member which is tuned on an octave lower.
• Three main parts: The bowl (takneh) is made of mulberry or juniper wood, beech, poplar or walnut. The voice plate (gouges) is made of poplar and the handle (shireh) is made of beech or juniper.

Important highlights

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