Bul Bul Tarang: In India, and Pakistan this instrument is a 10-stringed chordophone or zither in which all the strings are tuned unison. There are two main types which I had encountered. The origins of this instruments are some what obscure though the instrument has existed in Japan during the 1920s in which clubs of musicians would form to play this instrument. The bul-bul tarang could be a direct decendant of the original japanese instrument. One has wooden keys in which is the case with my instrument. During play when the key is pressed all strings are pressed under the key which has a metal bar which gives the instrument its unique sound when strummed.