Rebab

Rebab [Arab. rabāb], *spike fiddle of Java and S. Celebes, introduced by Islam, with flat, heart-shaped body of wood or coconut, soundholes pierced in its back, belly of buffalo gut or bladder, a turned neck and spike, no fingerboard, 2 elongated lateral pegs, copper or brass strings, and a very high bridge. The pitch is modified, not only by the position of player's fingers on the strings, but by the amount of pressure exerted; he can produce Bebungen by varying the pressure. On N. Celebes a…