How to Tune Long Neck Saz-Baglama?

In almost every region of Turkish folk music, the most commonly used instrument is a seven and nine stringed, wooden string instrument with a width of about two octaves played with a plectrum. It is estimated that the word Long Neck Saz was first used in the 18th century. The name of the instrument is thought to be inspired by the connection of the curtains and wires on the handle. The most used types of long neck saz are more than one type; cura, collapse, dombra, two-wire and tanbur. The tuning pattern varies greatly depending on the region in which it is performed.

The long neck saz consists of three main parts; boat, chest, handle. The boat part is usually made of mulberry tree. However, in addition to mulberry tree, juniper, chestnut, walnut, hornbeam is also made from trees. The chest is made of spruce and the stem is made of hornbeam, white hornbeam or juniper.

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