Bayan musical instrument

Description

bayan is the personal belonging of Butabayev Turgan, teacher of the People’s Artist of the Republic of Kazakhstan Danesh Rakishev. The instrument consists of two parts: on the right side are the keys for playing the melody, and on the left - the keys for accompaniment. The right keyboard has 3 rows consisting of sound rows formed by buttons; the range covers 3-3.5 octaves, while the left side has a sound row covering 2.5-4 octaves.