Editing Dombra (section)

==Varieties==
The instrument differs slightly in different regions. The Kazakh '''dombyra''' has [[fret]]s and is played by strumming with the hand or plucking each string individually, with an occasional tap on the main surface of the instrument. While the strings are traditionally made of sinew, modern dombras are usually produced using nylon strings. One of the greatest dombra players was the Kazakh folk musician and composer [[Kurmangazy Sagyrbayuly]], who had a major influence on the development of Kazakh musical culture, including music for the dombra; his musical composition "Adai" is popular in [[Kazakhstan]] and abroad.

In 2012, the ''elektrodombyra'' was created.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dalaruh.kz/news/view/112|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150411020101/http://dalaruh.kz/news/view/112|url-status=dead|title=Дух Великой Степи — Электродомбра помогла казахстанской группе достичь вершин рок-чарта в США|archivedate=Apr 11, 2015}}</ref>

The Hazara, [[Turkestan]]i, and [[Badakhshan]]i {{Transliteration|tk|italic=no|damburas}}, commonly found in [[Afghanistan]], are [[fret]]less<ref name="central">{{Cite web |url=http://www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/central_asia.htm |title=Atlas of plucked instruments - Central Asia |access-date=2009-03-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305013754/http://www.atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/central_asia.htm |archive-date=2012-03-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with a body and neck carved from a single block of wood, usually [[mulberry]] or [[apricot]]. The {{Transliteration|tk|italic=no|dambura}} is played with much banging and scratching on the instrument to help give a [[percussion|percussive]] sound. The two strings are made of [[nylon]] (in modern times) or [[gut string|gut]]. They cross a short [[bridge (instrument)|bridge]] to a pin at the other end of the body. There is a tiny sound hole in the back of the instrument, while the top is thick wood. It is not finished with any [[varnish]], [[Filing (metalworking)|filing]]/[[sanding]] of any kind, and as with all other Turkic instruments there is some decoration.

A performer strikes all the strings at the same time. The upper string performs the [[Drone (sound)|bourdon]] [[Musical tone|tone]] and the lower string performs the melody. A {{Transliteration|tk|italic=no|dumbura}} is used as a solo as well as an ensemble instrument.