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Great find! What's that tuning, tho. I don't understand. EEa?
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Great find! What's that tuning, tho. I don't understand. EEa?
Used to be the club we hung out at featured The Gravois Gypsies, which consisted primarily of the club owner (Frank Moskus, now departed) and Tommy Kellum, a balilaika player of considerable renown here in the Midwest. Tommy led a Tamburitza orchestra for the local Serbo-Croatian society and was pretty well known.
He could play, too!
There is a whole family of such instruments common to middle Europe and Russia, much like the related mandolin they came in all sizes from tiny tenor instruments to big bass-type jobs
My one is a Prima Balalaika and is the common tenor one there is a higher one but this is quite rare. I have seen the larger bass Balalaikas and they are hugh.
After looking at my one it need quite a bit of work. The body lacquer needs attention which I expected but it looks like the string tuners need replacing. I am not sure where I am going to get one of them from at the moment.
The third photo attachment shows the wire strings cutting into the transom & soundboard. A small piece of metal around this corner should prevent the wires from cutting into the wood. Nice buy, never the less.
-Rand.
Oh, absolutely cool find. What did it cost you, If I may ask?
It looks like some tuner repair/salvage, (The long stems on the knob side are unusual.) and fresh strings, and the previously mentioned "saddle" modification to the tail, and you have a nice playable instrument!
BTW, I dont think I would laquer it or anything like that, maybe just clean it up. Common acoustic guitar type maint. products. Maybe a little lemon oil rub on the fingerboard before stringing it up. Keep it natural.
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