The Saz Cura is the smaller brother of the Baglama which itself hails from the thousands of years old Dotar (or Dutar, really depends on the dialect). Its an instrument of the nomads, it was played in the deserts, on the wide sands, in the forests, the wild steppes, and the mountains. It was played by nomads, sheep herders, warriors, merchants, noblemen. This instrument is virtualy the same with the same workmanship.
THE WORKMANSHIP AND ALLAROUND QUALITY
This instrument is built by Saz Müzik Aletleri from Istanbul, and each instrument is hand made with each having its own personality pertaining to Wood grain, color and individual features. You can see that each instrument was hand finished carefuly. It has no sharp edges, you can see it was hand sanded and finished. The feel of the instrument is superb and playing it on a rainy night by the light of a candle fire is a unique feeling.
TUNING
The tuning pegs work great, its easy to tune the instrument (remember tuning pegs need to be turned and pushed in simultaniously). The instrument stays in tune. I use the standard Cura tuning which is Gg dd Aa.
So what to say, the Saz Cura sounds excellent! It has a unique sound that is crisp and clean. And if you are interested in this instrument, i wholeheartedly recommend it!
