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— Long reads from the atelier

Blog.

Field notes, workshop visits and long reads from the atelier.

Darbuka, udu and cajon side by side - three hand drums for beginners
— Buying Guide · 10 min

Choosing a Hand Drum for Beginners: Darbuka, Cajon or Udu
Percussion accessories - handpan hard case, handpan stand with handpan, and a tombak hard case with drum inside
— Buying Guide · 7 min

Percussion Accessories: Cases and Stands for Handpan, Darbuka and Tombak
Saz accessories - baglama stand and padded gig bag with a saz inside
— Buying Guide · 8 min

Saz Accessories: Strings, a Tezene, a Gig Bag and a Stand for Your Baglama
A hand-painted goatskin ney anban bag with bird, tree, and sun motifs, resting in a glowing circle
— Instruments · 4 min

The Ney Anban: Iran’s Droneless Persian Gulf Bagpipe
An oğur sazı, Erkan Oğur's modern six-string baglama reinvention, standing in a glowing circle
— Instruments · 4 min

The Oğur Sazı: What It Is and Who It’s For
A kabak kemane, the Turkish pumpkin-bodied folk fiddle, standing upright in a glowing circle
— Instruments · 4 min

The Kabak Kemane: Turkey’s Pumpkin-Bodied Folk Fiddle
A Persian tanboor, the pear-shaped long-necked lute of the Ahl-e Haqq (Yarsan) tradition, resting in a glowing circle
— Instruments · 5 min

The Persian Tanboor: Sacred Lute of the Ahl-e Haqq Tradition
Traditional Persian zahme mallets with finger-rings on the left, paddle-head hammered dulcimer sticks on the right
— Instruments · 4 min

Persian Zahme vs. Hammered Dulcimer Sticks: Choosing the Right Santur Mallet
Turkish kopuz, the ancient long-necked lute and ancestor of the baglama family, resting in a glowing circle
— Instruments · 5 min

The Kopuz: The Ancient Ancestor of the Baglama Family
A fan of colored oud risha plectrums arranged in a glowing circle
— Buying Guide · 5 min

Choosing an Oud Plectrum (Risha): Material, Shape & Feel