Ghaychak

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Ghaychak
Ghaychak
Classification
  • Bowed string instruments
Related instruments
side view of the ghaychak
side view of the ghaychak

The Ghaychak or Ghijak is a round-bodied musical instrument with 3 or 4 metal strings and a short fretless neck. It is used by Iranians, Afghans, Uzbeks, Tajiks, Turkmens and Qaraqalpaks. It is also known as a Kamancha (Kamancheh) - an important instrument in Iranian and Azeri classical music and popular music in Iran.

The soundbox is carved out of a single piece of wood. The upper orifice is partly covered in the middle by the handle and the lower one is covered by a skin membrane against which rest the bridge.

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Iranian musical instruments
Stringed
(Sāzhāy-e Zehī)
Bowed
Ghazhak · Kamāncheh · Robāb
Plucked
Barbat · Chang · Dotār · Qānūn · Robāb · Sallāneh · Sāz · Setār · Tanbūr · Tār · Ūd · Shurangiz
Struck
Woodwind
(Sāzhāy-e Bādī)
Exposed
Darāy · Sornā · Karnay · Shehnai · Narmeh-ney · Dozaleh · Ney anban
End-blown
Haft Band · Nāy (Ney) · Sheypur
Percussion
(Sāzhāy-e
 Kūbeheyī/Zarbī)
Auxiliary
Persian traditional music

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