AKIPRESS.COM - The Day of komuz, the national music instrument of the Kyrgyz people, was marked in Cholpon-Ata town, Turmush reports.

The event was held at the school named after Karamoldo Orozov with participation of employees of the Issyk-Kul district house of culture and the Issyk-Kul district centralized library.

Organizers told about the national music instrument, its meaning and role in the culture of the Kyrgyz people and spoke about famous komuz players of the country.

Komuz is generally made from a single piece of wood (usually apricot or juniper) and has three strings traditionally made out of gut, and often from fishing line in modern times. In the most common tunings the middle string is the highest in pitch. Virtuosos frequently play the komuz in a variety of different positions; over the shoulder, between the knees and upside down. An illustration of a komuz is featured on the reverse of the one-som note.