urus
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old photo: bouzouki or oud?
Greek artists of Rembetika.
Is it some form of a bouzouki, this Oud-meets-Banjo thing in the upper guy's hands?
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oudtab
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Bonjour Urus,
It looks like a cumbus.
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suz_i_dil
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It seems it is an instrument name ahenk, similar to the cumbus.
Check Veysel muzik evi site about its origin:
http://www.veyselmuzik.com/eng/ahenk.php
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Peyman
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I really like that peghead. I wish there was a more detailed picture of it.
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Jonathan
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Just to give names to the musicians, on the left is Dimitris Semsis, in the back is Agapios Tomboulis. On the right, the inimitable Roza Eskenazi
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urus
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Thanks a lot!
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urus
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Hello Suz_I_Dil,
what's the difference between ahenk and cumbus?
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Hello everyone - sorry to necro a post, but it's applicable to what I need to find out.
The Cumbus and Ahenk are very similar, but the Ahenk has a wooden body. Also, nylon strings are usually used more so than metal ones.
My question is about the tuning. Using a western notation, the Cumbus is typically tuned like A2 A2, B2 B2, E3 E3, A3 A3, D4 D4, G4 G4, or often tuned
to Oud tunings. I see the Ahenk sometimes listed as A3 A3, B3 B3, E4 E4, A4 A4, D5 D5, G5 G5 which is an octave higher. Is that really correct??
Is the Ahenk different enough from a Cumbus to dictate the need for it in a collection if one already has a Cumbus?
Thanks for your time!
Jason
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veyselmaster
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This is ahenk. thıs ahenk made by My father Dr Cengiz Sarıkuş ..
http://www.veyselmuzik.com
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151223836758841&set=a....
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.462934238840.229011.660413...
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Telex
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Can you answer my question above please? Is the Ahenk tuned an octave higher than a cumbus?
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veyselmaster
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Ahenk oud tuning - cümbüş cümbüş tuning
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Telex
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Are you saying that they are always tuned the same?
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