My mum bought a kemenche when on holiday in Turkey many years ago. She’s a violin player so she collects interesting string instruments. She lent the kemenche to someone and when it came back the bridge was missing.

I found a scrap of walnut for the bridge. This isn’t authentic but should look and sound good.

The instrument has a good tone – deep and resonant. The main issue now are the pegs which don’t hold the strings well – it is hard to tune. However, that’s a separate project.

I’d also like to find some better strings – these are all the same gauge. The correct strings from a set for an acoustic guitar might work.