{"id":1982,"date":"2023-10-29T19:27:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T18:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afghanrubab.com\/?page_id=1982"},"modified":"2023-11-23T12:30:43","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T11:30:43","slug":"le-rubab-de-bichitr","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/le-rubab-de-bichitr\/","title":{"rendered":"Bichitr's Rub\u0101b"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1982\" class=\"elementor elementor-1982\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6913db e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6913db\" 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-960e491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"960e491\" 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=\"350\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/The-ancester-350x477.png\" class=\"attachment-sydney-service-thumb size-sydney-service-thumb wp-image-2096\" 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-15517c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"15517c0\" 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-86a68bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86a68bf\" 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>Montage: Detail of the Bichitr miniature<\/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-1b37926 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b37926\" 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-990e02a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"990e02a\" 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>The rub\u0101b of Bichitr, named after the miniaturist who depicted it, appears on a miniature produced in the 17<sup>th<\/sup> century (around 1640). This miniature is kept at the Victoria &amp; Albert Museum in London. <a href=\"https:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/item\/O405720\/painting-bichitr\/\">https:\/\/collections.vam.ac.uk\/item\/O405720\/painting-bichitr\/<\/a><\/p><p>The miniature depicts a rural scene with three figures, including a musician. The instrument played belongs to the rub\u0101b family. There are at least two versions of this miniature. One has four pegs, but only three strings. In another version, the instrument has three pegs for five strings. It is possible that there is a convention behind this ratio of pegs to strings. This is also true of some European viols. It is possible that the same applies to this representation.<\/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-39ea6b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"39ea6b2\" 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-cad9642 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cad9642\" 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=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Cikara_Rubab_Bichitr-1-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2091\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" 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-05c4bef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"05c4bef\" 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-9acd943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9acd943\" 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>Image: Comparative representation of a <em>chik\u0101r\u0101<\/em> and the rub\u0101b of Bichitr<\/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-3fe410c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3fe410c\" 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-0b62888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b62888\" 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>The Bichitr rub\u0101b has a morphology similar to that of viols\/lutes <em>chik\u0101r\u0101,<\/em> themselves affiliated with the viols <em>sarind\u0101.<\/em> These instruments can be found across a wide area, from Afghanistan to northern India, via Kashmir and Baluchistan. By placing a viol <em>chik\u0101r\u0101<\/em> next to Bichitr's rub\u0101b and taking the distance from the saddle to the bottom of the resonator as the common measure, we notice similar proportions. This could suggest a possible filiation. This should be taken into account when designing the non-visible parts of the rub\u0101b: the back of the instrument and the depth of the resonator.<\/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-c9ff6d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c9ff6d8\" 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-92e6091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"92e6091\" 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=\"768\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Plans_B-768x669.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2040\" 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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8cc9be e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a8cc9be\" 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-e93f70b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e93f70b\" 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>Image: Front and side views of Bichitr's 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-8b9f035 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8b9f035\" 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-87aa00c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87aa00c\" 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>Drawing inspiration from the representation of the rub\u0101b made by Bichitr and the body of a <em>chik\u0101r\u0101<\/em> with similar proportions, I produced this plan. The rule of proportionality was applied to work out all the measurements starting from the distance between the saddle and the bridge: 663cm to which was added 5cm corresponding to the dimensions between the bridge and the bottom of the resonator. The length of the vibrating string, determined by the distance between the saddle and the bridge, has been designed here for more ergonomic playing, given the absence of a fret on the neck, so that the notes \u2018fall nicely\u2019 under the fingers. <\/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-574c5bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"574c5bd\" 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-e9c387b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e9c387b\" 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=\"420\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Plans_D-420x366.png\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail wp-image-2042\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" 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-087d051 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"087d051\" 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-5f1f1a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f1f1a2\" 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>Image: Representation of the cavity of the rub\u0101b of Bichitr<\/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-806837b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"806837b\" 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-1ad092e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ad092e\" 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>The cavity of the Bichitre rub\u0101b is somewhat similar to the Hulbuk rub\u0101b. It is a complex cavity made up of three chambers. The soundboard covers the upper and lower chamber (see image above). The soundboard, made of goatskin, covers the lower chamber and is attached to the basal part of the fingerboard. This type of assembly corresponds to that of the Afghan rub\u0101b.<\/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>Montage : D\u00e9tail de la miniature de Bichitr Le rub\u0101b de Bichitr, du nom du miniaturiste qui la repr\u00e9sent\u00e9, figure sur une [&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-1982","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1982","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=1982"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2114,"href":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1982\/revisions\/2114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.afghanrubab.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}