Kabak kemane

Infobox Instrument
name=Kabak kemane
names=gourd violin


classification=
*Bowed instruments
*Continuous pitch instruments
range=
related=
*Gadulka
*Gudok
*Gusle
*Rebab
*Kamancheh
*The lyra of Crete
*Kobyz
*Kyl kyyak
*igil
*GhaychakThe kabak kemane (iklığ, rebab, çepane, gıcak, yaylı kopuz, cicak, gıçek, yık, ik, iğil, iyık, kıyak) is a bowed Turkish folk instrument whose form varies from region to region. This, along with a number of other instruments, are descended from the same instrument. These include the igil, rabab, the hegit from Hatay province, the rubaba from southeastern Turkey, the kamancha from Azerbaijan, and the gicak (or giccek, gijek, or ghaychak) used by the central Asian Turks.

The body, or "tekne", is generally made from a vegetable gourd but wooden ones are also common. The neck is made from hardwood, and the fingerboard is not fretted. A thin wooden or metal rod extends from the lower end of the body, and this rests on the player's knee. This enables the player to move the instrument while playing.

The wooden bow has horse hair attached, which is drawn across the strings to produce sound. Traditionally, gut strings called "kiriş" were used, but modern day instruments use steel strings. The instrument may also be played by plucking the strings.