Instrument
Lute |
Instrument Family
Strings |
Place Made
Russia ; Eurasia ; Moscow |
Description
Technical description:
The domra is a member of the long-necked lute family. It has three metal strings, which pin it geographically to Russia (the Ukranian domra has four strings). The headstock is host to three plastic tuners. These are white and are adorned with a series of engraved lines. The body is characteristically round and constructed out of a thin, orange wood. The back is rounded and shallow, with a ridged finish. The soundhole is 13.9mm in diameter. It is decorated with a black floral design. Below this is the bridge, which measures 84.4mm. |
Measurements
Frets:
- I: 20.2mm
- II: 18.4mm
- III: 17.5mm
- IV: 16mm
- V: 15.4mm
- VI: 14.2mm
- VII: 13.1mm
- VIII: 12.7mm
- IX: 11.7mm
- X: 11mm
- XI: 10.2mm
- XII: 9.9mm
- XIII: 9mm
- XIV: 8.2mm
- XV: 7.8mm
- XVI: 7.6mm
- XVII: 6.9mm
- XVIII: 6.2mm
- XIX: 5.7mm
- XX: 5.6mm
- XXI: 5mm
- XXII: 4.1mm
- XXIII: 4.3mm
- XXIV: 4mm
Nut: 23.6mm
Bridge: 84.4mm
Soundhole diameter: 13.9mm |
Provenance
Acquired second hand by donor in Tehran, Iran 1975 |
Collection
MIMEd ; Peter Morris Collection (2019.4) |
Accession Number
6487 |