t is a kind of small OUD. Ithas 24 movable frets. It has 4 courses of strings(Totally 7). The slight difference from the lute is that it has a narrower body, a longer handle with frets like in tanbur. It has got the structural characteristic lute. The strings are catgut and silk wound and tuned like Alto key forms. 1st String to LA 2nd String to RE 3rd String to SOL 4th String to DO It was played with a special plectrum like that of the lute. Lavta which was long forgetten, is becoming rather popular recently. It was played by great musicians like Tanburi Cemil Bey. Lavta has a 2, 5-3 Octave sound range.
Price : 399.989990234375$399.99
SKU : mzk-alt-0130
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