The morin khuur, also known as the horsehead fiddle, is a traditional Mongolian bowed stringed instrument. It is one of the most important musical instruments of the Mongol people, and is considered a symbol of the nation of Mongolia. The morin khuur is one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity identified by UNESCO.
Morin khuur
Morin khuur, Inner Mongolian style in China
Sambuugiin Pürevjav of Altai Khairkhan performing in Paris (2005).
A sound hole is an opening in the body of a stringed musical instrument, usually the upper sound board.
Sound holes have different shapes:Round in flat-top guitars and traditional bowl-back mandolins;
F-holes in instruments from the violin family, archtop mandolins and in archtop guitars;
C-holes in viola da gambas and occasionally double-basses and guitars
Rosettes in lutes and sometimes harpsichords;
D-holes in bowed lyras.
The sound holes of cellos and other instruments of the violin family are known as F-holes and are located on opposing sides of the bridge.
Leaf sound hole in an Ovation Adamas guitar
Many acoustic guitars incorporate rosette patterns around the sound hole.
Maccaferri guitars have D or oval shaped sound holes.
