Guitar
guitarz.blogspot.com: It's not a guitar but it is a fretted, stringed instrument of sorts. Sometimes referred to as the "Indian Banjo", the shahi baaja is like some weird amalgam of guitar, sitar and typewriter! That description makes it sound like some eccentric cobbled-together Heath Robinson contraption, but it does sound amazing, especially in the capable hands of someone like the above Pete List.
Thanks to David in Barcelona for bringing this video to my attention.
G L Wilson
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - 10 years and counting!
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Guitar
...and speaking of Indian instruments, Pete List plays the shahi baaja
guitarz.blogspot.com: It's not a guitar but it is a fretted, stringed instrument of sorts. Sometimes referred to as the "Indian Banjo", the shahi baaja is like some weird amalgam of guitar, sitar and typewriter! That description makes it sound like some eccentric cobbled-together Heath Robinson contraption, but it does sound amazing, especially in the capable hands of someone like the above Pete List.
Thanks to David in Barcelona for bringing this video to my attention.
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© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - 10 years and counting!
- Bert Kwakkel Luthier-built 12+12 String Acoustic (with Sympathetic Strings)
guitarz.blogspot.com: This highly unusual one-off luthier-built guitar by Bert Kwakkel is currently being listed for sale on Marktplaats.nl, a trading site based in The Netherlands, and is priced at € 2.250,00. It is essentially a 12-string acoustic...
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