{"id":1971,"date":"2023-10-29T19:22:13","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T18:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afghanrubab.com\/?page_id=1971"},"modified":"2025-02-22T20:15:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T19:15:46","slug":"restaurations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/restaurations\/","title":{"rendered":"Musical instruments restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1971\" class=\"elementor elementor-1971\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d1e58e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d1e58e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2618884 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2618884\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20221120_115206-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2029\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f8594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42f8594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photograph above: Minor touch-ups to a large rub\u0101b purchased in 2011 in Kabul.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3097f9a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3097f9a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c5ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4c5ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20221002_200436-350x622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2028\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1828858 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1828858\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e8fd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22e8fd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photograph above: Different rub\u0101b being restored or made<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7095675 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7095675\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7bd084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7bd084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04751-480x229.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2231\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe58c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe58c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: An Afghan rub\u0101b sold by \u2018Adil entreprise\u2019 and delivered as is. The head had to be glued back on and the skin changed. No compensation was offered by the seller.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81d82b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81d82b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04870-480x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2233\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c68ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27c68ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photograph above: An Afghan rub\u0101b sold by \u2018Adil entreprise\u2019.  The skin of the instrument had been pierced by one of the legs of the bridge because no provision or protection had been made for delivery.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc397c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efc397c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04891-480x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2235\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657cf5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"657cf5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: The use of natural glue makes it easier to remove a skin - all you need is water and patience to replace it.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07c5098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07c5098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSC04782-480x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2232\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-523825f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"523825f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: A completely improvised tensioning system to glue the head to the body of the instrument. The assembly was made using bone glue.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339ad06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"339ad06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20210602_094156-350x622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2223\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b25cd8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b25cd8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photograph above : Old Afghan rub\u0101b from Kabul (attributed to Juma Khan) bought in Germany in 2020<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd0255e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd0255e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20211029_182402-350x622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2210\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4224d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4224d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: Consolidation of the resonator and cleaning of damaged parts<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb9602 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0cb9602\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09478b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e09478b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20211029_182132-480x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2209\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1074362 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1074362\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e8339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00e8339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photograph above: Exterior cleaning of the wood, the instrument would probably have been kept in a damp place. It is likely that this rub\u0101b was hidden underground to protect it from the Taliban<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3431a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed3431a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20220511_142220-350x622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2212\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dfd6f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8dfd6f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dabb8e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dabb8e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photography above : After cleaning the wood, the original skin was replaced (in the right position) and all the strings were changed.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4589c51 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4589c51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4baf3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f4baf3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMGP7572-350x528.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2217\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ceaa4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09ceaa4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9199c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9199c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photograph above: old Afghan rub\u0101b mounted in five strings bought in 2022<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8e17dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8e17dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMGP7583-480x318.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2218\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81696e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81696e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photograph above : The skin was in very poor condition and was replaced. The ankles were all replaced on the same model. They were made by Nadim Qaderi, son of Yusouf Qderi, grandson of Juma Khan.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37ca157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37ca157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMGP7584-480x318.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2219\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3554a59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3554a59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photograph above: Once the skin had been removed from the resonator, four open eggshells were found. These were glued to the bottom of the cavity, in a small \u2018nest\u2019 made from a small piece of tissue coiled along its length and gathered into a circular shape. Bone glue held everything in place.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb65678 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bb65678\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59ae178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59ae178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMGP7708-350x528.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2220\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b45f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19b45f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: The finished instrument. It has been reassembled identically, with a double string for the chanterelle and the middle string and a single string for the bass. This Afghan rub\u0101b is a very fine example of an instrument before the invention of the Kabuli rub\u0101b.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47a831c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47a831c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96cda3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96cda3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20230322_172418-1-350x622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2227\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5481ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5481ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photograph above: rub\u0101b or <em>sarod <\/em>bought at auction in Frankfurt. It's the first time I've seen this type of instrument, and its shape and workmanship are different from what is made in Afghanistan and Pakistan. I am unable to give a precise origin for this rub\u0101b. The condition of the instrument requires careful restoration.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7571135 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7571135\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-879fc24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"879fc24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20230416_122438-480x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2229\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa48051 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa48051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: The fingerboard was cracked. It had to be consolidated before being put back in place. I was very impressed by the finesse of the woodwork, which is very different from what I'm used to seeing on Afghan rub\u0101bs.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c019b5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c019b5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6fff16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6fff16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20230416_114623-480x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2216\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdac01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bdac01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photograph above: consolidation of the instrument's various chambers and the resonator's crosspieces.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b86dce5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b86dce5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9424d9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9424d9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20230527_153130-350x622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2242\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d0166 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2d0166\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photographie ci-dessus : Un rub\u0101b finalis\u00e9 en France. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019un projet qui avait pour but de r\u00e9aliser les finitions d\u2019un rub\u0101b afghan selon une toute autre technique et avec un outillage moderne de d\u00e9coupes \u00e9lectroniques. Le r\u00e9sulta tend \u00e0 d\u00e9montrer que le geste \u00ab traditionnel \u00bb du luthier est permet un travail plus rapide.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a768ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a768ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20220523_120549-480x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2243\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d29162 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d29162\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: The bone decorations were inlaid in a custom-made slot created by a numerically-controlled machine.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122dc30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"122dc30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c180d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"10c180d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20220606_133314-350x622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2244\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36cb297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36cb297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: This piece of work required a great deal of time to align and wedge the wooden part. The machine does not adjust its action as a luthier would. It would be simpler if the fingerboard were cut by a numerically controlled machine, before being made by a woodworker.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-061ea43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"061ea43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20220523_120250-230x409.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-small-thumb size-sydney-small-thumb wp-image-2246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ffd0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46ffd0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: The bone motifs were cut using a milling cutter mounted on a numerically controlled machine. The work was carried out directly on 2 mm thick bone plates.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba7fa4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba7fa4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a48778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a48778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20220708_200353-350x622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2247\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1102b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c1102b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: The bone pieces are glued in place using bone glue. A mixture of glue and wood powder was applied in a pore-filling process. The table is sanded to remove the excess glue.<\/strong> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5681eae e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5681eae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e456d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e456d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20230417_192004-480x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2248\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2f4045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2f4045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photograph above: the walls of the cavity are refined with a set of small planes. The initial work resulted in walls that were too thick. The idea was to improve the acoustics of the instrument.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386aa29 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"386aa29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776f284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"776f284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20230419_165217-480x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2252\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b72149 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b72149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: fitting the pegs. The pegs are cut precisely using a violin peg cutter. The pegs are positioned using a tool with the same cone as the peg cutter.<\/strong> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5540d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ea5540d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cef0bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cef0bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20230419_183741-350x622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2253\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c60033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c60033\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photograph above: All the dowels are in place.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987f68e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"987f68e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce1be6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ce1be6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fabe3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6fabe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/20230520_233937-480x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-mas-thumb size-sydney-mas-thumb wp-image-2255\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65a56d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65a56d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: Fitting the strings and making the final adjustments to the instrument.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab7d0f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aab7d0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d2e57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5d2e57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMGP7710-350x769.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-626213b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"626213b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a4da5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35a4da5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: An Afghan <em>Tanbur<\/em> made in Herat. The original soundboard was cracked in several places (instrument delivered in poor condition). Cleaning and consolidation of the damaged wooden parts.<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67cb8f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67cb8f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c242a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08c242a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMGP7714-350x757.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074b833 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"074b833\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac718e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bac718e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: Fitting the new top after surfacing. The top comes from Peshawar and was made by a Pashtun luthier called Akbar Ali. The mulberry tree used came from Kabul, chosen for the quality of its tight fibres. It was assembled using bone glue. Bicycle inner tubes were used to hold the instrument in place; the elastic properties of this material make it ideal for this type of assembly. <br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d04bb1a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d04bb1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b19d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19b19d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMGP7716-350x814.jpg\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" data-srcset=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7995595 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7995595\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Photo above: The new soundboard gives the instrument a beautiful resonance, even before the strings were fitted. <br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photographie ci-dessus : Petites retouches de la touche d&rsquo;un grand rub\u0101b achet\u00e9 en 2011 \u00e0 Kaboul Photographie ci-dessus : Diff\u00e9rent rub\u0101b en [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1971","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1971"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2851,"href":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1971\/revisions\/2851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}