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tanbur nut slot spacing

Jack_Campin - 2-18-2017 at 02:54 PM

Anyone got a tanbur handy and can measure the nut slot spacing on it?

I've seen one in a shop that looks basically okay except that the nut slot of the low octave string has been cut too close to its neighbour so the strings bang together (the triple course is not equally spaced). I'll need to get a new nut made - can somebody tell me the precise spacings?

Chococumba - 2-20-2017 at 05:37 AM

I have a Sudanese Tanbur, but it is the harp instrument.