The original Altai Yatga (Altai - bow harp) musical instrument was found in 2008, in Mankhan soum of Khovd province, Mongolia. It lay beneath the head of a person of some rank in a cave high on Jargalant Khairkhan Mountain. The instrument was in remarkable condition having lain undisturbed for an estimated 1400 years. It is the only musical instrument of its kind ever found.
Soon after discovering the Altai Yatga from information given by a local herder, Mongolian archeologists collected it along with many other artifacts found in the burial site and sent the Altai Yatga to Germany for restoration. While it was being repaired by expert scholars at Bonn´s Landesmuseum, German researcher Susanna Schulz and Mongolian researcher Ganpurev Dagvan separately worked on restoring the musical instrument.
The particular model is Mr. Ganpurev´s version of the restored Altai Yatga. An authority on native instruments. Additionally, Mrs. Munkh-Erdene, one of Mongolia´s most famous Yatga players, offered her contribution in the practical details on how the Altai Yatga might “make musical sounds and music playing technique”.
An accomplished performer can make beautiful melodies on the Altai Yatga.

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