# Tembor

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{{Short description|Uyghur string instrument}}
{{Infobox Instrument 
|name= Tembor (تەمبۈر)
|names=
|image=File:Uyghur tambur.jpg
|image_capt=Uyghur tambur
|background=string
|classification=[String instrument](/source/String_instrument)
|hornbostel_sachs=
|hornbostel_sachs_desc=Composite [chordophone](/source/chordophone)
|developed= 
|range=
|related=[satar](/source/Sataer), [dutar](/source/dutar), [tanbur](/source/tanbur), [setar](/source/setar)
|articles=
}}

The '''''tembor''''' ({{zh|s=弹拨尔|t=彈撥爾|p=tánbō'ěr}}; {{Langx|ug|تەمبۈر, Тембор}}) is a long-necked [lute](/source/lute) used in the [music of Xinjiang](/source/music_of_Xinjiang), a diverse region of [western China](/source/western_China). Specifically, it is used by the [Uyghur ethnic group](/source/Uyghur_people).<ref name=ChinaDaily>{{cite news |work= China Daily |title= Instrument makers dance to a traditional tune |author1 =Cui Jia |author2= Mao Weihua |date=21 July 2017 |url= https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-07/21/content_30195233.htm |quote= Tempura 140 cm The "Father of Uyghur instruments" is roughly 1.4 to 1.5 meters long.}}</ref>

It has five strings in three courses and is tuned A A, D, G G. The strings are made of steel and the instrument is roughly 1.5 m (59 in) long from the top of the headstock to the horn string plate at the other end.<ref name=ChinaDaily/> The player attaches a metal wire [pick](/source/Plectrum) under the fingernail of the right index finger with thread.<ref name=ChinaDaily/> The instrument features a guard for the playing hand in the shape of a fish, and the whole instrument is, as is common with most Uyghur instruments, covered in fine [marquetry](/source/marquetry) in geometric designs. One of the most challenging Uyghur instruments, it is known as "the father of music".<ref name=ChinaDaily/> It is an important instrument in the [Ili Valley](/source/Ili_Valley), where it is used alongside the [dutar](/source/dutar) and accompanies vocal performances.

== See also ==

* [Sataer](/source/Sataer)

==References==
{{reflist}}
* [https://stringedinstrumentdatabase.aornis.com/ The Stringed Instrument Database]
* [http://atlasofpluckedinstruments.com/ ATLAS of Plucked Instruments]

==External links ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kw8rMykS80 Video. Uyghur musician playing a western pop song his Tembor.]

Category:String instruments
Category:Chinese musical instruments
Category:Uyghur musical instruments

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