Persian Dotar Instrument Features of Dotar Instrument Maker: Nava Bridge to Nut: 74 cm Bowl: 40 cm Bowl: Mulberry wood Neck: Walnut Face: Mulberry Dotar Instrument comes with Quality Soft Case and extra strings Dotar Instrument An interesting long necked lute of Iran is dotar instrument which means “two strings”. The manner of playing dotar is different than the other lutes, the strings are struck with the fingers of the right hand. A sung poetry often accompanies dotar performance. In addition, dotar has other region-specific functions in Persian culture; this kind of long-necked lute is especially found in Khorasan region of Persia. Dotar instrument produces a strong and dense, a metallic timbre. Most dotars has 14 frets aligned chromatically, but in Eastern Khorasan three-quarter-tone intervals are used as well. The bowls of the dotars in our catalogue are made of mulberry, the necks are made of walnut wood. We provide you with unique, high-quality dotars. They are all hand-made, constructed by makers who have mastered their craft.
