Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Qanbūs" in English language version.
3 chœurs de cordes doubles + une simple pour le qanbûs...do-ré-sol-do pour le qanbûs...Jean LAMBERT a précisé dans son ouvrage que les cordes sont accordées comme suit, dans le sens croissant: Do, métal – Re, boyau (chœur de 2 à l'unisson) – Sol, boyau (chœur de 2 à l'unisson) – Do, boyau (chœur de 2 à l'unisson).
[translation: 3 pairs of double strings + one simple for the qanbûs...do-ré-sol-do for the qanbûs...Jean LAMBERT specified in his book that the strings are tuned as follows, in increasing direction: Do, metal - Re, gut (choir of 2 in unison) - G, gut (choir of 2 in unison) - C, gut (choir of 2 in unison).]
Bruneian monoxyle Gambus Seludang is a local crossover design family in Brunei and Sabah. This name "Seludang" is reported by HILARIAN as a former vernacular nickname of the Gambus Hijaz, but the Bruneian making technics and organology – obvious specific feature is a 100% wooden soundboard...
El gambus melayu que ahí llegó podría ser, o bien un descendiente directo del barbat persa, o del qanbus yemenita, que a su vez evolucionó del barbat.[translation: The malay gambus that arrived there could be either a direct descendant of the Persian barbat, or the Yemenite qanbus, which in turn evolved from the barbat.]