Comparisons

Afghan rubab and Indian rabab are not simply two national names for the same instrument. The Afghan or Kabuli rubab

In Arabic musical contexts, the rabab and the oud belong to different branches of the string-instrument family. The Arabic rabab

Rubab and tanbur are both plucked lutes, but they represent different construction ideas. The Afghan-style rubab is a short-necked instrument

A rubab and a sitar can both surround a plucked melody with sympathetic resonance, but they produce that resonance through

The rubab and oud are both short-necked plucked lutes, but they produce their voices in very different ways. An Afghan

The rubab and sarod are related plucked lutes, but they are not two names for the same instrument. The Afghan

The rebab and violin are both bowed string instruments, yet they differ sharply in construction, playing position, tonal character, and

Rebab and kemenche are both bowed, fretless string instruments, but they should not be treated as two local names for

Rebab and kamancheh are both fretless bowed string instruments, but the names do not describe two fixed instruments of the

The rebab and rebec are related bowed string instruments, but they are not interchangeable names for the same instrument. Rebab