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Imagine the sounds of a Gorean Tavern.  It might look like the picture above (from Persia, public domain).  Although music varies by Gorean region, the Middle Eastern / Tahari sounds form a good / common basis. (music example composed by M. Koardan, ndp.) https://soundcloud.com/h-koramor/simple-4-instrument-ensemble-example Now, let’s look at some common instruments, which can be heard in the following sound sample. Kalika - Plucked String - like and Oud (Lute) The other was the kalika, a six-stringed instrument; it, like the czehar, is flat-bridged and its strings are adjusted by means of small wooden cranks; on the other hand, it less resembles a low, flat box and suggests affinities to the banjo or guitar, though the sound box is hemispheric and the neck rather long; it, too, of course, like the czehar, is plucked; I have never seen a bowed instrument on Gor ~ Nomads of Gor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oud Similar instruments include...

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