How the suroz makes its sound
In the Hornbostel–Sachs system, which classifies instruments by how they produce sound, the suroz belongs to the lutes: strings run parallel to a soundboard and along a neck – the family of the guitar, violin, sitar and oud.
More broadly it is one of the chordophones (string instruments), where sound comes from vibrating strings, amplified by a resonating body.
Players shape its sound through technique and materials; the resonating body filters the raw vibration, boosting some harmonics and damping others.
From Wikipedia
The suroz (Balochi: سُروز or سُرود) also called Surando (Sindhi: سُرندو) is a bowed string instrument with a long neck, similar to a fiddle or sarangi and played vertically. It is considered the traditional instrument of Balochistan and Sindh.
Suroz is a Balochi name of musical instrument played with the help of a fiddle.
Other lutes
Frequently asked questions
What does a suroz sound like?
As one of the lutes, its sound comes from the way strings run parallel to a soundboard and along a neck.
What type of instrument is the suroz?
It is classified as lutes (Hornbostel–Sachs 321.322).