Dömbra (Two-stringed lute)
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found: New Grove dict. mus. instr.(Two-string lute)
found: New Grove Online, Nov. 3, 2011(Dömbra, dombira. (1) Two-string long-necked lute of the Kazakhs of Central Asia. The western dombra is pear-shaped and usually has 12 to 14 frets, while the eastern model may have a spade-shaped or triangular body, a shorter neck and five to nine frets. (2) Two-string unfretted lute of semi-nomadic Uzbeks of south-west Uzbekistan, also known as the dumbrak. (3) Two-string fretted lute of the Kalmyk Mongols west of the Volga delta, often used to accompany solo dancing)
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1986-02-11: new
2012-05-09: revised
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