Process, step by step
- Rough out the block
- Hollow the bowl
- Thin walls to tune the sound
Variations
Wall thickness strongly affects tone.
Conservation
Keep in a case away from heat.
Used in these crafts
Instrument making (Saz-sazi)
The workshop making of Iranian instruments such as the tar, setar, kamancheh, santur and oud, combining woodwork, skin membranes and inlaid decoration.