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Post by minorkey on Dec 30, 2021 18:14:41 GMT
I fancy one of these russian guitar-like instruments, the toblerone of the guitar world. They normally have 3 strings, two nylon, one steel and are tuned E4, E4, and A4. By the way, can you name where the post title comes from?
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Post by ocarolan on Dec 30, 2021 22:02:47 GMT
I can't play one, but Tonya can - she's an artist. keith
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Post by minorkey on Dec 31, 2021 22:05:27 GMT
I can't play one, but Tonya can - she's an artist. keith Tonya?
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 1, 2022 0:57:21 GMT
I can't play one, but Tonya can - she's an artist. keith Tonya? Dr Zhivago
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Post by minorkey on Jan 1, 2022 11:46:34 GMT
Ah I've not seen that for years. I'd love to see it again some time.
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Post by ocarolan on Jan 1, 2022 13:18:58 GMT
You asked originally where the thread title came from - it's a line from Dr Z, but I was trying to be cryptic in my first answer!
Keith
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago: "Tonya, can you play the balalaika?"
Engineer: "Can she play? She's an artist!"
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago: "Ah, then it's a gift."
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Post by minorkey on Jan 1, 2022 13:37:55 GMT
You asked originally where the thread title came from - it's a line from Dr Z, but I was trying to be cryptic in my first answer! Keith Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago: "Tonya, can you play the balalaika?"
Engineer: "Can she play? She's an artist!"
Gen. Yevgraf Zhivago: "Ah, then it's a gift."Ah, its been that long since I last saw it I forgot the character names. Funnily enough I do speak a little Russian! С новым годом!
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Post by geddarby on Jan 2, 2022 14:10:56 GMT
NO !!
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Post by walkingdecay on Jan 12, 2022 9:54:38 GMT
I experimented with a cheap one decades ago, because Alfie Bass was scheduled to come in to Pebble Mill and do a medley from Fiddler On The Roof. I bought a soundtrack album and caught some of the feel from that, but having no idea how to tune the instrument (no internet, y'know...) put it in GDA.
The thing was painfully pointy, had a weird curvy back and nowhere to fix a strap, making it difficult to handle, and it was every stiff, being made of wood that felt like it must have been sourced from old primary school chairs. Realistically it was always going to sound awful. In the end I did the set on a mando, which I thought worked nicely.
I hereby apologise for wasting around £25 of BBC petty cash on a shitty instrument at a time when £25 would buy you TV licence. In my defence, this is nothing like the number of licence fees the Beeb wastes by shuffling today's unfunny "comedians" between panel games which all seem to be overseen either by an oversized speccy git or posh people with catarrh.
In answer to your original query then, I've played a balalaika but I can't play a balalaika.
On the plus side, I've dug out that old double album of Fiddler and it sounds fantastic.
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