- Byzaanchy
Infobox Instrument
name=Byzaanchy
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*Bowed string instrument
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related=
*Kemenche
*Igil
*Gadulka
*Sihu
*Shichepshin The "byzaanchy" (Tuvan: бызаанчы; Russian: Бизанчи; also transliterated "byzanchi" or "byzanchie") is a four-stringed vertical spike fiddle used in the traditional music ofTuva . It is similar to the Chinese "sihu ". However, the "byzaanchy"' s soundbox is generally made of wood whereas the "sihu" usually has a metal soundbox. The "byzaanchy"' s soundbox may be cylindrical or, more rarely, cubical.The instrument's four strings are in courses of two, one of each pair tuned together, to the interval of a fifth. The horsehair bow is divided into two portions of hair. A carved horse's head generally features at the top of the instrument's wooden neck.
External links
* [http://images.freemusic.cz/koncerty/colours0501/23.jpg"Byzaanchy" photo]
* [http://images.freemusic.cz/koncerty/colours0501/25.jpg"Byzaanchy" photo]
* [http://www.busker-kibbutznik.org/khoomei/tobshuurum.html "Byzaanchy" photos]
* [http://www.alashensemble.com/instruments_byzaanchy.htm Byzaanchy] Demo, photos, and textee also
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Music of Tuva
*Sihu
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