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down against the neck in the manner of a violin: the instrument does not have a fretboard. Instead the musician uses their fingernails to stop the strings at different notes. The two strings are tuned to a fifth interval, e.g. Gâd or dâa. The bow is small, curved, and made of metal, with horse hair stretched between the ends.
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