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a strange little guitar i have from my parents in law. I don't remember where it comes from. The frets are particular, not regular in the lenght, made of steel plate.
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  • A french page about kabosy, but the explanation for tuning is in english ;)
    http://jean.marline.free.fr/Bana/Kabosy.php?&choix_langue=franc...

  • actually   , gotta  credit  The Phrygian Kid   for  the Kabosy  info  (posted on another  picture  here  )   kid  has   done   multi scale  / staggered   scales  and  i  figured  it was  up  his ally  . so    i directed  the info  to  him  , hence he posted the  solved  mystery  . ;-)

  • Anonymous Pick thinks that the link I put in post, is what it is, or fashioned after.

  • Yes, one wound string, and the rest plain steel, same diameter! I tried on a GDG tuning, but it's weird on it. the sound is clear. I think it's "tourist" made, so not so old... The wood is plain wood, not plywood!

  • What a cool instrument! How old do you think it is? How do you think its tuned? Looks like one wound string and the rest plain steel.

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