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Black Betty... what is this guitar/Panjo?

Posted by Hip Bone Bellaire on September 15, 2011 at 12:17pm in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts

So just looking at a few songs from leadbelly and watched the beginning of the Spider Bait version of Black Betty.. Love the beginning but the only show the little guitar for a moment... any ideas??

http://youtu.be/nU1VfYYKMDk

 

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  • Hip Bone Bellaire October 4, 2011 at 8:07pm
    Thanks Keni
  • Keni Lee Burgess October 4, 2011 at 7:52pm
    This is simply a uke. Because it has a skin and pot like a banjo it is called a Banjolele. Basically it has four strings, but two of them are doubled. The Hawaiians call this a Taro Patch uke. From the construction of it's pot, is reminds me of a turn of the century English Zither Banjo. Standard uke tuning is GCEA (My...dog...has...fleas) I hope this helps. Enjoy.     
  • Nathan King September 15, 2011 at 2:00pm
    Awesome video.  That little instrument looks (to me) like a banjo uke... tho it doesn't really sound like any of the ones I've played.
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