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As an instrument of [[Arabic,_Turkish,_Persian|arabic/turkish/persian]] music, the qanun has, of course, microtonal cababilities built in, in the form of "mandals" (turkish) or "orabs" (arabic) - small levers that can change the pitch of a string slightly and can be raised or lowered quickly by the performer while the instrument is being played.
As an instrument of [[Arabic,_Turkish,_Persian|arabic/turkish/persian]] music, the qanun has, of course, microtonal cababilities built in, in the form of "mandals" (turkish) or "orabs" (arabic) - small levers that can change the pitch of a string slightly and can be raised or lowered quickly by the performer while the instrument is being played.
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A number of qanun tunings were designed by [[Julien_Jalaleddine_Weiss|Julien Jalaleddine Weiss]]. See [[tuning_systems_for_qanun|tuning systems for qanun]], or [http://stefanpohlit.com/dissertation.engl..htm Stefan Pohlit's dissertation].
A number of qanun tunings were designed by [[Julien_Jalaleddine_Weiss|Julien Jalaleddine Weiss]]. See [[tuning_systems_for_qanun|tuning systems for qanun]], or [http://stefanpohlit.com/dissertation.engl..htm Stefan Pohlit's dissertation].
[https://chrisvaisvil.com/canon-drone/ Homemade qanun] ("canon") by [[Chris Vaisvil]]
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