267 dombra

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Western Kazakhstan
body: wood, with 1 soundhole; L.91.5cm
strings: 2, nylon
frets: 17 tied to the neck, 2 set into the neck
bridges: 1
tuning: b-e'

A two-stringed, long-necked lute of the Kazskh people. Held diagonally and strummed with the fingers. It is also tapped on the surface of the resonator.

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