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the benju, a small oblong zither with a typewriter-like keyboard, derived from the spinet and dulcimer. Baluchi people doubled its size (to one metre in length), improved it, and created a playing technique which both wonderfully reproduces the finesse of professional music, and at the same time, allows a rhythmic drone similar to the tanburag. Its bright timbre matches quite well with that of the sorud, and some pieces even sound better on the benju than they do on any other instrument. This metamorphosis is mainly due to the work of Jom’e Surizehi.
The main string of the benju is double. On either side of it, accompaniment strings have been placed as follows: (C-G) / C C / (G-C) - in relative pitches. Its tessitura spans over two octaves and one tone; the chromatic scale is obtained from a keyboard with twenty five to thirty two round keys. Best used as a solo instrument, the benju also suits singing, but is rarely used in epic pieces.
