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  • Michael Gajeski January 18, 2010 at 4:08pm
    This looks very similar to an african instrument called the akonting. It was a predecessor to the banjo.
  • Dan Sleep January 18, 2010 at 2:25pm
    There is a strong likelihood that this guitar may have, how shall we say, an aroma to it? If I am not mistaken, things made from shells and other things from the sea never really lose that fishy smell. Hopefully it was not made from the shell of something that is on the endangered species list!! :-)

    At 22 inches long, I guess it would be in the uke category, no? I wonder where it came from?

    Interesting nonetheless.
  • Keni Lee Burgess January 17, 2010 at 9:50am
    Very primal. I wonder how it was originally tuned? Maybe they made a nice turtle soup out of it too. Like the American Indians and the Buffalo...they utilized every part. Thanks for sharing, Keni Lee
  • Outhouse Instruments January 17, 2010 at 7:20am
    LOL. Thats cool.
    I lust lo ve the Firefox ... Foxfire ... whatever! series on the old-time banjos. Those guys really used cat hide to cover the head. BWAHAHAHAHAHA!

    I hate cats.

    Matt
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