Talk:Komuz

Latest comment: 15 years ago by Redheylin in topic Koboz


Translation of the word "komuz" edit

The word "komuz" does not mean "instrument" in Kyrgyz language, as it is written in the article. "Aspap" is the instrument. Bektour 15:26, 18 July 2006 (UTC)Reply

Tuning edit

Does anyone have any information on how to tune the komuz? Google is not helpingwith my search, unfortunately. The only thing I can find suggests that there are many different tunings used, but I can't find any information on what exactly those tunings are. -- Hux 12:14, 4 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

The article "Kirghiz Instruments and Instrumental Music" by George Solos, published in Ethnomusicology, Vol. 5, No.1 (Jan.,1961) cites a survey by Aleksander Zataevich which gives the tunings for the komuz. They are as follows:
Kambarkan - d-a-d
Kerbez - e-a-e
Shingrama - d-a-e
Ongu - e-a-b
Ters - d-a-g
(unknown) - d-d'-a
--Echovirus11 (talk) 20:59, 16 June 2008 (UTC)Reply

Tuning 2 edit

To tune the komuz you have to have a piano nearby you. First you have to tune the middle string, middle string is the same with note "La" on the piano. Beknazar Zh (talk) 06:59, 19 December 2007 (UTC)Reply

Koboz edit

Koboz redirects to Komuz - why is that? The pictures of the Komuz certainly look nothing like the Hungarian Koboz I have seen and played. Should the Koboz have its own page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.254.219.222 (talk) 12:26, 7 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

You were right - I altered the redirect to lead to Kobza, where I knew the Hungarian instrument was mentioned. If you have material to add, it would be good to put it there, if it is a lot then see about a new page.Redheylin (talk) 20:52, 8 March 2009 (UTC)Reply