Cumbus Saz, Short Neck, 6-Strings With Soft Case, 35.5-Inch

This cumbus's body is created from spun aluminum and its neck and bridge are wood. The sound board is a synthetic drum head. Its 35.5 inches long, 10 inches wide and 6.25 inches deep. It has 6 geared tuning pegs/levers and 6 metal strings; one of which is wound, in 3 courses.

The cumbus is a relatively young instrument. It was developed in Istanbul in the early 1900's. The inventor, Zeynel, became known as Zeynel Abidin Bey. The famous Ataturk Mustafa Kemal, Turkey's first president, dubbed it Cumbus, pronounced joom-bush. Cumbus is Turkish for revelry, just the mood this instrument inspires. Our Cumbuses are imported from the Family shop of Zeynel Abidin on Ataturk Bulvar in Istanbul.

Important Specifications:
Item Overall: 35.5 inches in length, 10 inches in width and 6.25 inches in height
Body/Bowl: 10 inches in length, 10 inches in width and 5.5 inches in height
Neck at Nut: .875 inches in width
Neck at Body Joint: 1 inch in width
Nut: .75 inches in width, plastic
Scale Length: 26 inches (Movable)
Frets: 19 tied nylon frets

Accessories Included:
Black soft case