Bazantar
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The bazantar is a custom made string instrument invented by musician Mark Deutsch, who worked on the design between 1993 and 1997 ( issued March 16, 1999).
The bazantar is a five string double bass
with 29 sympathetic and 4 drone strings and has a melodic range of five octave
s. It is designed as a separate housing for sympathetic strings (to deal with the increased string tension) mountable on a double bass or cello
, modified to hold drone strings.
The bazantar is a five string double bass
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
with 29 sympathetic and 4 drone strings and has a melodic range of five octave
Octave
In music, an octave is the interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency. The octave relationship is a natural phenomenon that has been referred to as the "basic miracle of music", the use of which is "common in most musical systems"...
s. It is designed as a separate housing for sympathetic strings (to deal with the increased string tension) mountable on a double bass or cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, modified to hold drone strings.