It has 26 trio strings, totally 78 strings.It is played on the two knees with the two metal plectrums on the fingers. Its sound is like the Australian Zither and also the Hungarian Cymbalum. The bridge is made of a Kelebek tree or a horn beam tree. Strings are tightened by means of pegs after coming from the bottom of the instrument where they are tied up and passed over the bridge. About 200 metal pegs are fitted on the pegging table which serve as frets. The pegs should adequately be levelled and polished, otherwise, they, at a short time, may wear and cut the strings. Thickness of strings range from 0,60 mm. high tone as low as to 1.20 mm. in low tone. Roughly a 441 kg. force tension is loaded on the total 75 strings of Kanun. Because of this tension, strings create a pressure of 13,5 kg. on the hide by way of bridges. This pressure, however, is not on the total surface but it is local. There happens no pressure on the sides though. Kanun which is placed on the knees, is played by means plectrums, Baga, made of sea-turtoise bone fitted to the special thimbles worn on the fore-finger tips of both the hands. The one who plays Kanun is called a Kanuni. There is a sound range of 3,5 octave on Kanun. The highest pitch is SOL (RE) 1173,37 frequency.
Price : 2499.98999023438$2499.99
SKU : mzk-alt-0131
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