Iran Press/ Iran News: Tanbur festival was held on the occasion of Unity Week with 50 tanbur players from all over Iran and attendance of scholars of Islamic religions from October 23 to 25 in Kerend-e Gharb city.
The Kurdish tanbur has a narrow pear-shaped body that normally is made with 7 to 10 glued together separate ribs. Its soundboard is usually made of mulberry wood and some patterned holes are burned in it. The long neck is separate and has three metal strings that the first course is double. The melody is played on the double strings with a unique playing technique with three fingers of the right hand.
The tanbur is one of the oldest instruments in Iran that has a mystical aspect.
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