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The Cumbus is 21 inches in
overall length. It has 19 fixed metal frets 4 nylon strings each.
The Cumbus Ukulele neck has a nut to bridge length of 12.5 inches.
The body has a 9 inch diameter and is 4 inches deep. It comes with
a soft case. The
Cumbus is a relatively young instrument. It was developed in Istanbul
in the early 1900's. The inventor, Zeynel became known as Zeynel Abidin
Bey. The famous Ataturk Mustafa Kemal, Turkey's first president,
dubbed it Cumbus, pronounced joom-bush. Cumbus is Turkish for revelry,
just the mood this instrument inspires. Our Cumbus are imported from
the Family shop of Zeynel Abidin on Ataturk Bulvar in Istanbul. Try tuning to GCEA. |
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