Tzouras

Tzouras

String instrument
Classification	String instrument
Hornbostel–Sachs classification	321.321 (string instrument with a pear-shaped body and a long neck, played with plectrum)
Developed	Greece
Related instruments
Bouzouki, Baglamas, Saz

The Tzouras (Greek: τζουράς), is a Greek stringed musical instrument related to the bouzouki. Its name comes from the Turkish cura. It is made in six-string and eight-string varieties.

The six-string model has the same arrangement of strings tuned to the same pitches as the six-string (trichordo) bouzouki. There are three pairs of strings, tuned to D₃D₄–A₃A₃–D₄D₄ or D₄D₃–A₃A₃–D₄D₄. The strings are made of steel.

The tzouras is about the same length as the bouzouki, with a similar neck and head, but with a much smaller body, giving it a distinctive tone.

Notable players

• Saro Tribastone
• Mikal Cronin

See also

• Greek musical instruments
• Greek music
• Pandura
• Cretan lyra