Yatathanna Model

The Yatathanna Model is a development study for a future instrument model at Badiarov Violins.

The study begins from Lamma Bada Yatathanna, a melody carried through centuries of Arabic-Andalusian musical tradition.

Its modal character, phrasing, and rhythmic movement are being studied as possible sources for proportion, sound, response, and form.

The project asks whether a classical violin-family instrument can retain its familiar form while allowing a richer relationship with pitch, overtone, and musical inflection. This matters because the overtones that give sound its richness are not confined to equal temperament; they live in microtonal relationships.

The model is not yet part of the regular collection.

Hear Lamma Bada Yatathanna

Development studies are part of the atelier’s research process. They may occasionally result in individual instruments, but they are not regular models until the design has been tested, refined, and accepted into the collection.