11 String Khushtar

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The Khushtar is named for the carved bird that is placed on top of the handle. Khush means bird, and tar means strings. The sound of a Khushtar is very clear and resonate, reminicient of a birdsong. The Khushtar evolved, in ancient Kashgar, from the venerable Ghijek instrument, taking on the lower tones as its specialty. Amazingly, this musical instrument was actually lost for generations. However, after meticulous research, the Khushtar has been brought back to the forefront and is crafted once again according to tradition. In the (available at ) you can see a man playing the Khushtar, slightly to the left and above the center.

 In fact, it is our all-time best seller here at .the camel's back
You can listen to the Khushtar at our posting for the CD,

The Khushtar's beautiful form and resonate sound has made it a mainstay of Uyghur Orchestras. This instrument has become very popular over the past few years, 

Our Khushtar is made from the wood of a mulberry tree. It has 11 strings; four are for playing, as with a normal violin, and the others are that resonate along with the bowed strings (similar to a ). The 4 playing strings are tuned to the normal western scale (1-G 2-D 3-A 4-E). If you can play a Violin or Viola, you can learn to play the Khushtar in no time.

This 11 String Khushtar is part of the ancient Uyghur musical tradition. It was handmade in the tradition of Uyghur Master Instrument makers in Kashgar,. This instrument is of the finest quality,