HOW DO YOU TUNE A KANUN?

Ara Topouzian briefly explains how he tunes the kanun, a Middle Eastern harp with approximately 76 strings.
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Ara Topouzian is an Armenian-American musician whose proficiency at the Kanun (Middle Eastern harp with 78 strings) has made him a nationally recognized artist for over thirty years.
The recipient of numerous awards, Topouzian’s music has been heard and sold around the globe. He has produced close to twenty recordings since 1994 and has been a guest recording artist on several albums. Many of his musical tracks have been used in film documentaries including three produced by Emmy Award winner producer Andrew Goldberg.
In 2012, Kresge Arts of Detroit recognized Topouzian with a Kresge Arts Fellowship for his achievements and contributions to his craft. In 2022, Ara received the Michigan Heritage Award through the Michigan Traditional Arts Program of Michigan State University.
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[@Babysoft]

Hello Ara! I just purchased a Turkish Kanun and appreciate your video here about tuning. From what you mentioned in the video it looks like we are tuning chromatically starting with G on the lowest bass strings and moving up G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G etc etc to the top. My question is what are the open string tuning positions of the mandals? I can see in the video that you have some strings with one mandal turned down, others with two laying down, others with 5 and 6. Could you let us know what the standard positions are for the mandals while tuning? Thank you again for your time!

[@mhervoskanyan9506]

Hi Ara! Could you please share which tuning is used for Armenian style qanuns? Did some research myself but could not find the answer. Apreciate your input and greetings from Germany :)

[@fouellet1701]

Hi. At 0:52 you mention that you tune "chromatically", but aren't qanuns usually tuned diatonically on a C scale? The mandals are used to alter the notes as you play. I tune mine from low A2 to high E6.

[@Testing329]

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[@TengkuSyifa-d6i]

Terjemahan kan ke indonsia

[@droogtchekhova32]

But why kanun and not kanon?

[@atopouzian]

It is spelled several different ways. Kanun, Kanoon, Kanon, Qanun, etc.

[@droogtchekhova32]

@@atopouzian Yes, of course, բայց ես կարծում եմ, որ քանի որ մենք հայ ենք, լավ կլինի` մենք տարածենք այդ նվագարանի հայերեն արտասանությունը: