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Category: Instruments

Tapadum Ethnic Musical Instruments.

This blog category includes information about the musical instruments in our store, their types, their history, their similarities and differences, and their structure and production processes.

Three contrasting oud designs: two acoustic ouds and a frame-style silent electric oud
— Instruments · 6 min

One Instrument, Three Makers: What Actually Changes?

A practical comparison of three current oud designs: silent electric, amplified acoustic and repertoire-led acoustic construction.
A real handmade oud prepared for Tapadum’s pre-shipping quality inspection
— Instruments · 7 min

How We Evaluate a Handmade Instrument Before It Reaches You
A Turkish oud surrounded by traditional luthier tools on a dark wooden workbench
— Instruments · 8 min

Meet the Makers: The Hands Behind Tapadum’s Instruments
Handcrafted handpan in a warm, dark studio setting
— Buying Guide · 9 min

The Handpan: A Complete Guide to Scales, Sound, and Choosing Your First One (2026)
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