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— Long reads from the atelier

Blog.

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

A steel tongue drum resting at the center of a glowing bone circle, symbolizing a calm meditative pulse
— Instruments · 3 min

Steel Tongue Drum for Meditation & Stress Relief
A bendir frame drum resting inside a large glowing circle, symbolizing the steady meditative pulse of frame drums
— Instruments · 3 min

Frame Drums for Meditation: Daf, Bendir & the Trance Rhythm
Tapadum Tuner online oud tuner interface showing a D3 reading in tune
— Tuning Systems · 8 min

Tapadum Tuner: A Free Online Oud Tuner, Makam Drone, and Usul Metronome in One
Persian shourangiz lute – Hossein Alizadeh's part-wood, part-skin alternative to the tar
— Instruments · 4 min

The Shourangiz: Hossein Alizadeh’s Modern Take on the Persian Tar
Persian setar – long-necked lute tuned by dastgah rather than a fixed tuning
— Tuning Systems · 4 min

How to Tune a Persian Setar
Persian santur hammered dulcimer – comparing setar, tar, santur, and kamancheh
— Instruments · 4 min

The Persian String Family: Setar vs Tar vs Santur vs Kamancheh
Turkish ney reed flute – comparing ney, kaval, and mey wind instruments
— Instruments · 4 min

Ney vs Kaval vs Mey: Choosing the Right Anatolian Wind Instrument
Black Sea kemence with bow – single-block Karadeniz folk fiddle used to lead horon dance music
— Instruments · 5 min

Black Sea Kemence: The Karadeniz Fiddle Behind Horon Dance Music
Handpan with mallet – hammer-tuned steel note fields defining a scale
— Instruments · 4 min

How a Handpan Is Tuned: Scales Explained
Persian walnut tombak – goblet drum compared to the Middle Eastern darbuka
— Instruments · 5 min

Tombak vs Darbuka: Persian and Middle Eastern Hand Drums Compared