Yozgat Tel Instrument Making
In the construction of the stringed instrument learned in the traditional method, the master will be the most appropriate sound according to the type of instrument; It should know which instrument will be made with the tree of which region, which is achieved with the experience gained over the years. The binding is usually made of mulberry tree. Spruce and black trees are also preferred. Of these, the black tree is used in its natural color without mixing any additives.
Violin, from the maple (butterfly tree), widely grown in Bolu; The UD is made of walnut tree or walnut and maple mixture. The binding, which has a deep -rooted place in wire instruments, is divided into two as carving reeds and leaf binding according to its construction.
In leaf binding, the number of leaves changes according to the form dimensions (form: pattern of binding). 55 or 60cm to 35mm. Leaf size of length. The leaves are adjusted to a ruler with this measure. These leaves are then wetted and boiled. The boiling tree softens and is ready to bake. The leaves traded in a special oven take a curved shape and one end is bent inward. After that, it is time for boat making. Approximately 23 leaves are lined up to 39 -form mold. After this process is finished, the boat is removed from the mold. Hot wood enthusiasts are used during joining. The handle, chest and wires are installed. Steel is used for wires. Finally, the filling varnish is pulled. If it is to come out of a single master, the construction phase of the leaf connection takes 3 days.
Mulberry tree is also preferred for carving reed. The inside of the tree in one piece is carried out by carving. The prices of carving reeds and leaf binding, which differ in labor, also vary. Natural materials are the main materials used in the pumpkin violin in the wire instruments. Body from the ornamental pumpkin; The curtain part of the Capricorn skin or the heart membrane of large animals; The wires of the broadcast are also made of horse hair.
