The bağlama (Anatolian long-necked lute) is not a single saz; it is the shared name of a family of instruments set apart from one another by their dimensions, string arrangement and timbre.
From the same root
The members of the family share the same building logic: a carved or staved rib, a soundboard stretched across it, and a neck whose frets are tied on. The difference between them lies mostly in scale and in tuning.
From small to large
The Cura is the smallest and highest-pitched member of the family. The bağlama, with its short- and long-neck varieties, is the most widely known. The Divan Saz has the largest rib and the deepest voice; it is tuned an octave below the bağlama. The Tambura, meanwhile, sits between the two, carrying a distinctive middle voice of its own.
From the Cura to the Meydan Saz; a family of instruments sharing one root, set apart by size and tuning.
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