ERZINCAN, PINARLIKAYA Hınzoru KÖYÜ
Yer Demir Gök Bakır 1
ERZINCAN, PINARLIKAYA Hınzoru) KÖYÜ
LIVANELI - BREATH I
LIVANELI - BREATH II
LIVANELI - BREATH III
IRELAND Sketches and KANUN MUSIC
Ireland ,Achill Island,Mayo ,Inishnee,
Connemara,West Coast ....Irlandadan çizimler ve resimler...
Some of my sketches (drawings and watercolours) from west coast of Ireland with the kanun Music.
ABOUT THE KANUN INSTRUMENT
The KANUN is a Turkish stringed instrument similar to the ZITHER.
The word,KANUN,is translated CANON or LAW in English,and is considered the
basic Turkish instrument.There is an evidence that the KANUN has been in use
continously since the ninth century.It is commonly believed that the KANUN was
invented by the Turkish scientist FARABI who lived between the years 870-950.
DESRIPTION
The KANUN has a trapeziodal shape with an average length of 38inches (83.6 cm)
at its long side, 13.5 inches (29.7cm) at the short side,and a width at 16.5 inches
(36.3cm) gradually tapering to 4 inches (8.8 cm) at the narrow end.
There are an average of 26 different notes (possibly up to 30 notes), and for each
note there are two or three (mostly three) strings for a total of from 74 to 81 strings.
The total range is up to 3.5 octaves.
The KANUN is constructed by skilled craftsmen in workshops in Turkey.
Everything is made by hand using up to seven different kinds of wood. The top is made of
sycamore wood, the back of pine wood,the bridge is made of maple.
The design on the sides and top is cut out of rosewood and white pine.The sound
board is completed by using either fish or calf leather, giving the KANUN its rich
resonance.
The strings are made of six different diameters of high grade of nylon.The tuning
pegs and the peglock are made of hardwood, either rosewood or ebony. The small
tuning levers, or tuning keys,called MANDAL,are made of an alloy of iron and alpaca
which are cut into shape and highly polished.
The KANUN has a unique system for tuning.First,using the pegs,all three Strings for each note are tuned to a simple major diatonic scale with no sharps or flats in equal temperament like the modern piano.Then for each note there are from four to twelve MANDAL which can make from one sixth to one half step difference in the pitch. With the help of these MANDAL's one can use also all quarter tones at the intervals.
