Mar 3, 2024
Daily Instrument — Yaybayar
The Yaybayar is a Turkish bowed string instrument made in 2009. It's a large instrument with a long fretted cylindrical neck. Instead of using a sound box the vibrations from the two strings travel through coiled springs to drums made of membrane. The vibrations then echo travel back and forth through the drums and springs. This is what gives the yaybayar its unique sound.