Ghaychak
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The ghaychak or gheychak ({{langx|fa|قیچک}}) is a bowed lute used in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kereshmeh.com/view_instrument.php?id=ghaychak|title=Kereshmeh Records -- Ghaychak|website=Kereshmeh.com|access-date=21 April 2021}} The name is similar to the Central Asian ghijak, but that instrument is more closely related to the kamancheh.
Double-chambered bowl lute
A double-chambered bowl lute with four or more metal strings and a short fretless neck. It is used by Iranians and Baloch people, and is similar to Sarinda.
The soundbox is carved out of a single piece of wood. The upper orifice is partly covered in the middle by the handle and the lower one is covered by a skin membrane against which the bridge rests.{{Cite web |title=Ghaychak Instrument; What Iran is known for|url=https://iranpress.com/ghaychak-instrument-what-iran-is-known-for|access-date=29 December 2023}}
In most Balochi musics, it is considered the main instrument and it is only through this instrument that the Baloch musician can tell his inner sadness with the same poignancy.{{Cite web|title=قیچک|url=https://iranantiq.com/handicraft/traditional-instruments/ghaychak|access-date=30 December 2023 |language=fa}}
The most famous musician of this instrument is Din Mohammad Zangshahi from Balochistan.{{Cite web |title=استاد «زنگشاهی» هنرمند تکرار نشدنی موسیقی بلوچستان|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/4360071/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%B2%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%DA%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86|access-date=30 December 2023 |language=fa}}
File:Ghaychak.jpg|Ghaychak
File:Ghaychak2.jpg|side view
Sources
- {{cite web |url=http://www.akdn.org/Music/GLOSSARY.PDF |title=Glossary of Instruments - AKMICA |access-date=2006-12-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206012754/http://www.akdn.org/Music/GLOSSARY.PDF |archive-date=2006-12-06 }}
References
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External links
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- [http://kereshmeh.com/view_instrument.php?id=ghaychak Ghaychak]
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