Photo above: Afghan Rubāb brought back from Kabul in 1973. This instrument is over 50 years old. It was fully restored in 2019. Very rare, it is mounted in 5 strings. Size 64 cm, vibrating string length 58 cm. Stamp similar to the Afghan rubab from Tajikistan. Ideal for a collector. Sold in October 2024.
Photo above: is a sarod or ancient Afghan rubāb. The shape of the instrument is unusual and does not correspond to Afghan or Pakistani manufacture. It is likely to be a sarod. It is a large 67 cm vibrating string. The shape is reminiscent of a sarod before the metal fingerboard was added. The instrument has been restored to playable condition and sounds fine.
Photograph above: Sorud/sarinda from Sistan. The instrument is large and signed on the right-hand side. Fully restored, it is in playable condition.
Photograph above: An old Afghan tanbur restored. Total length 107cm. Vibrating string length 88cm. The instrument sounds wonderful in G.
Photo above: An Afghan Sugudu, or qobuz, based on plans I drew up myself. The body is made from several pieces of apricot wood. The neck is also made of apricot. The 3 silk strings and a bridge made of horn.
Photograph above : Uzbek 4-string sato or tanbur made in Tashkent. Old instrument, probably late 90s. Sold in December 2023.
Total length 122 cm. Tone G.
Photograph above: An old Afghan tanbur restored. Length 130 cm. Vibrating string length 108 cm. Tone G. Bone decoration.
Photo above: An Afghan tanbur from Herat, restored. Length 129 cm. Vibrating string length 98 cm. Tone G. Celluloid decoration. Sold in August 2023.
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