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There are various types of violins, both traditional and, more recently of the European type but with different tunings, amongst Arabic instruments. The most characteristic and common violin was certainly the KAMANJAH (also known as JOSE, made from half a coconut and covered with sheep hide or fish skin). This instrument was played holding it in the lap, sitting on the floor cross-legged. In addition, particularly in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, the musicians use the RABAB, a two-stringed instrument made from a single piece of wood with a narrow and convex body. The RABAB is played with a bow in a way similar to the European double bass. The strings are tuned at the interval of a fifth. According to some scholars, it was the RABAB that was the precursor of the European violin. The use of a bow to rub the strings is probably of Asian origin.
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