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Kobyz

a Kazakh stringed instrument played with a bow. It has a scoop-shaped body, a short, bow-shaped bent neck, a large, flat head, and two strings. The lower, elongated part of the body is covered with a membrane; the upper, rounded part is open. It measures 600–730 mm long and is tuned in fourths. The instrument is similar in structure to the Uzbek kobuz.

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The evening was greeted by folk-ethnic ensemble "Nurorda" of the Kazakh National University of Arts with joy and enjoyed the soulful sound of Kazakh national instruments such as dombyra, kobyz, ancient Kazakh wind instrument saz syrnay, percussion instrument dabyl.

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