Chan
Percussion musical instrument from the group of bells. It has a conical shape. It is used in Bulgarian folklore, in the dances of the kukeri and as a signal instrument for domestic animals. A series of many vats is called a duzia. It is very characteristic of the Rhodopes. In a dozen chans, the lowest ones are called "kaba" and the highest ones are called "juritsi", after the two types of bagpipes.
Tickle
Stringed bowed instrument. There are two types of ticks. The ordinary has three and sometimes four main strings, under which additional resonating strings are attached. The second type of gadulka is smaller and is found in Dobrudja. It is also called kopanka and has three main strings.
Device. The quill has the shape of a pear. It is made from a whole piece of wood, and all parts are cut. The hull is then hollowed out. The upper part ends with an extension, which is called a "head" and has the shape of a circle, a child or a rectangle. There are the wooden keys that tighten the strings. The strings are attached to the body with the help of a "knuckle". Above the open part of the housing there is a resonating plate, which is called a "board" or "lid" with two oval holes - "eyes". The fiddle has 3 or 4 strings, rarely 5 or 6. The strings are usually made of animal gut or metal.
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Sound extraction. When the bow moves along the strings, the sound is produced. The bow is curved and made of wood and horsehair. The strings are pressed with the reverse side of the nail.
Usage. The whistle is very popular in our lands. It is used both as a solo instrument and in ensemble playing, as well as to accompany folk songs.
Tambourine
And it, like the dulcimer, is a stringed instrument. It is widespread in most Balkan countries. In our country, it is most characteristic of the southeastern parts and the Pirin region. In Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan there are similar instruments, which are called tanbur, tambur, sharkia, budurk.
Device. The tambourine is pear-shaped and made of sycamore or pear, measuring 22-45 cm long, 12-26 cm wide and 9-20 cm thick. The top board is 3 mm thick and is made of spruce. Two sound holes with a diameter of 1.5-2 cm are cut on it. There are tambourines and only with a din opening, which in this case is larger. In the upper part of the neck are the keys (keys, sticks) with which the instrument is adjusted. They are T-shaped. The fretboard is narrow like the violin, but longer in the tambourine.
Near the sound hole is the "donkey" on which the strings are stretched. They are metal, and are about the thickness of the "e" string on the violin and mandolin.
The sound retrieval done by plectrum or quill.
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