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{{Short description|Musical instrument}}
{{Infobox Instrument
|name=Ghaychak
|image= ghaychak.jpg
|classification=
* [[Bowed string instrument]]
|range=
|related= 
* [[Rubab (instrument)|Rubab]]
* [[Kobyz]]
* [[Sarinda (instrument)|Sarinda]]
* [[Sarangi (Nepali)|Sarangi]]
* [[Kyl kyyak]]
}}
The '''''ghaychak''''' or '''''gheychak''''' ({{langx|fa|قیچک}}) is a bowed lute used in [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Tajikistan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kereshmeh.com/view_instrument.php?id=ghaychak|title=Kereshmeh Records -- Ghaychak|website=Kereshmeh.com|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref> The name is similar to the Central Asian [[ghijak]], but that instrument is more closely related to the [[kamancheh]].

==Double-chambered bowl lute==
A double-chambered bowl lute with four or more metal [[string instrument|strings]] and a short fretless [[Neck (music)|neck]]. It is used by [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]]s and [[Baloch people]], and is similar to [[Sarinda (instrument)|Sarinda]]. 

The soundbox is carved out of a single piece of wood. The upper orifice is partly covered in the middle by the handle and the lower one is covered by a skin membrane against which the bridge rests.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghaychak Instrument; What Iran is known for|url=https://iranpress.com/ghaychak-instrument-what-iran-is-known-for|access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>

In most [[Balochi music|Balochi musics]], it is considered the main instrument and it is only through this instrument that the Baloch musician can tell his inner [[sadness]] with the same poignancy.<ref>{{Cite web|title=قیچک|url=https://iranantiq.com/handicraft/traditional-instruments/ghaychak|access-date=30 December 2023 |language=fa}}</ref>

The most famous musician of this instrument is [[Din Mohammad Zangshahi]] from [[Balochistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=استاد «زنگشاهی» هنرمند تکرار نشدنی موسیقی بلوچستان|url=https://www.mehrnews.com/news/4360071/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D8%B2%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%DB%8C-%D9%87%D9%86%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%AA%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%B4%D8%AF%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%DB%8C%D9%82%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%88%DA%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86|access-date=30 December 2023 |language=fa}}</ref>



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File:Ghaychak.jpg|Ghaychak
File:Ghaychak2.jpg|side view
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==Sources==
* {{cite web |url=http://www.akdn.org/Music/GLOSSARY.PDF |title=Glossary of Instruments - AKMICA |access-date=2006-12-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206012754/http://www.akdn.org/Music/GLOSSARY.PDF |archive-date=2006-12-06 }}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Ghaychak}}
*[http://kereshmeh.com/view_instrument.php?id=ghaychak Ghaychak]

{{Iranian musical instruments}}
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[[Category:String instruments]]
[[Category:Persian musical instruments]]
[[Category:Iranian inventions]]


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