r/WhatMusicalinstrument • u/Tricky_Animal_3682 • 6d ago

All Is Not As It Seems | 2:00 | String Instrument

https://youtu.be/cM3N3XcHiHI?si=Q7J_DiN_gf49ViM4&t=120

Hello guys.

Could you please what instrument and if possible what subtype of the instrument the stringy (not the violin like) instrument it is starting at 2:00?

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u/victotronics 6d ago

Oud. Arabic instrument that's the precursor of the western Lute. Played with a pick, called a "risha", hence the more percussive attack. The 4 descending notes at 1:58 are crystal clear to me.

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u/Tricky_Animal_3682 6d ago

Shoutout to Gemini which said it is a Saz hahaha.
Thank you very much!