page_title: Cümbüş
section_title: Models
hierarchical_section_title: Cümbüş / Models
caption_attribution_description: English: a Turkish Banjo Mandolin built like Cümbüş, stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. Developed in the early 20th century by Zeynel Abidin Cümbüş. Attention, on the instrument it's written Cünbüş. (Until the Turkish Language Association fixed the rule, nb -in consequent syllables- was possible in Turkish; later it was changed to mb as in "ambar", "cümbüş" etc.)
context_page_description: The cümbüş is a Turkish stringed instrument of relatively modern origin. It was developed in 1930 by Zeynel Abidin Cümbüş as an oud-like instrument that could be heard as part of a larger ensemble.
  The cümbüş is shaped like an American banjo, with a spun-aluminum resonator bowl and skin soundboard. Although originally configured as an oud, the instrument has been converted to other instruments by attaching a different set of neck and strings. The standard cümbüş is fretless, but guitar, mandolin and ukulele versions have fretboards. The neck is adjustable, allowing the musician to change the angle of the neck to its strings by turning a screw. One model is made with a wooden resonator bowl, with the effect of a less tinny, softer sound.
context_section_description: The Cümbüş Company in Istanbul, Turkey manufactures several different models. They include:
  Cümbüş: tuned like an oud, short neck, fretless, six courses of strings, 34 inches long overall
  Cümbüş Extra: like the standard cümbüş but has wooden resonator instead of metal
  Cümbüş Saz: tuned like the a bağlama, long neck, tie-on frets, three courses of strings, 40 inches long overall
  Cümbüş Cura: tuned like the bağlama saz but higher pitched as a cura saz, three courses of strings, 29 inches long overall
  Cümbüş Tambur: tuned like the tambur, also spelled tanbur; super long neck, three courses of strings, 51 inches long overall
  Cümbüş Bowed-Tambur: tuned like a Yaylı tanbur, played with a bow
  Cümbüş Guitar: fretted, tuned like a guitar, six strings, 34 inches long overall
  Cümbüş Banco: fretted, small, tuned like a mandolin four courses of strings 23 inches long overall
  Cümbüş Ukalele: fretted, small, tuned like a ukulele, four strings, 21 inches long overall
caption: Mando-cümbüş, a Turkish banjo in the style of a mandolin. On this instrument the name is spelled Cünbüş instead of Cümbüş.
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