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**Topshur**
Classification

Plucked string instrument

Topshur (Топшур in the cyrillic alphabet of the Altayans) is a two-stringed plucked or strummed lute played by the Altayans. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Plucked string instruments are a subcategory of String instruments that are played by plucking the strings Plucking is a way of pulling and releasing the string in The Cyrillic alphabet (səˈrɪlɪk also called azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters is actually a family of Alphabets, subsets of which are used by The Altay or Altai are an ethnic group of Turkic people living in the Siberian Altai Republic and Altai Krai and surrounding areas The Altay or Altai are an ethnic group of Turkic people living in the Siberian Altai Republic and Altai Krai and surrounding areas Related instruments include the Kazakh dombra, the Mongolian tovshuur and the Tuvan doshpuluur. The dombra is a long-necked Stringed instrument possessing a wooden resonating chamber somewhat similar to a Banjo Mongolian Culture has been heavily influenced by the Mongol nomadic way of life The doshpuluur ( Tuvan: Дошпулуур is a long-necked Tuvan Lute made from Wood, usually Pine or Larch. The topshur's strings are tuned to an interval of a fourth. This instrument is usually used to accompany sung epics. The Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System ( EPICS) is a software environment used to develop and implement Distributed control systems to operate devices The topshur is identical to the Khakas khomys (хомыс) and is played in a similar fashion. The Khakas, or Khakass, are a Turkic people, who live in Russia, in the republic of Khakassia in the southern Siberia.

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