Talk:Komuz

Translation of the word "komuz"

The word "komuz" does not mean "instrument" in Kyrgyz language, as it is written in the article. "Aspap" is the instrument. Bektour 15:26, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

Tuning

Does anyone have any information on how to tune the komuz? Google is not helpingwith my search, unfortunately. The only thing I can find suggests that there are many different tunings used, but I can't find any information on what exactly those tunings are. -- Hux 12:14, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

The article "Kirghiz Instruments and Instrumental Music" by George Solos, published in Ethnomusicology, Vol. 5, No.1 (Jan.,1961) cites a survey by Aleksander Zataevich which gives the tunings for the komuz. They are as follows:

Kambarkan - d-a-d

Kerbez - e-a-e

Shingrama - d-a-e

Ongu - e-a-b

Ters - d-a-g

(unknown) - d-d'-a

--Echovirus11 (talk) 20:59, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Tuning 2

To tune the komuz you have to have a piano nearby you. First you have to tune the middle string, middle string is the same with note "La" on the piano. Beknazar Zh (talk) 06:59, 19 December 2007 (UTC)

Koboz

Koboz redirects to Komuz - why is that? The pictures of the Komuz certainly look nothing like the Hungarian Koboz I have seen and played. Should the Koboz have its own page? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.254.219.222 (talk) 12:26, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

You were right - I altered the redirect to lead to Kobza, where I knew the Hungarian instrument was mentioned. If you have material to add, it would be good to put it there, if it is a lot then see about a new page.Redheylin (talk) 20:52, 8 March 2009 (UTC)