Saz Baglama – Long Neck

Saz Baglama Long Neck

The Baglama or Saz is a family of plucked string instruments, long-necked lutes used in Ottoman classical music and Turkish folk music.
Similarly to the Lute or Oud, the Baglama, has a deep round back, but a much longer neck, completely different tunings and number of strings.

The Baglama or Saz has a fantastic and enchanting sound making it one of the most used folk instrument in Turkish folk music.

It has 7 strings divided into 3 courses (two, two, three) and many different tunings of which the most common one is A G D

Our Baglama is handmade in Turkey and is available for testing at the Gandharva Loka Music Store, come check it out yourself!