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Post by keithambridge on Feb 16, 2013 13:00:20 GMT
This pair of Greek baglamas has been my project for the past couple of months. A baglama is a half size bouzouki (not a toy though) used in Greek folk music alongside bouzouki, guitar, acordion etc. These two are almost identical twins but one has a mulberry neck and more mulberry in the body the other has a yew neck and more yew in the body. Sitka soundboards and rosewood fingerboards.   Keith. |
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Post by ocarolan on Feb 16, 2013 13:22:10 GMT
They look interesting Keith - what's the scale length on those, and, what do they sound like? Keith (She'll be wearing Greek baglamas when she comes....etc  ) |
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Post by Martin on Feb 16, 2013 13:36:28 GMT
I love those rounded backs.
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Post by davewhite on Feb 16, 2013 13:43:33 GMT
Keith, Those look gorgeous and that's mighty skilled work with the staves for the bowl backs. I've never used mullberry but yew is a lovely wood to work with. They look slightly suggestive paired like that though  Perfect for putting a couple of Red Noses in the soundholes on Red Nose Day too. Any sound clips? |
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Post by keithambridge on Feb 16, 2013 14:05:41 GMT
I'll work on some sound clips.
The scale on these is 35cm although that's not set in stone!
I would describe the sound as "plinky plinky" Keith!
Mulberry is lovely wood Dave, I got a load of it because my neighbour cut the tree down to make way for a building job so I got the tree, we cut it down and converted it in 2000.
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Post by keithambridge on Feb 16, 2013 14:08:50 GMT
Here's a couple of assembly pictures   |
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Post by andrewjw on Feb 16, 2013 17:26:05 GMT
Yes , we have no baglamas!  Jane said they'd make a great pair of earrings if further miniaturised  The bowl backs must be really tricky to build...and the mulberry is very unusual. Good to see you around again Keith!  |
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Post by keithambridge on Feb 18, 2013 17:36:14 GMT
I hope this is a link to a sound sample of one of the baglamas, It's a great tune but I'm just learning the baglama part for it!
https%3A//soundcloud.com/keithambridge/stou-thoma
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Post by davewhite on Feb 18, 2013 17:50:50 GMT
Keith, That sounds good - I see what you meant by "plinky, plinky". It's sort of a hybrid of a ukulele and a banjo - in a good way |
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Post by ocarolan on Feb 18, 2013 22:42:38 GMT
Thanks for that Keith - plinky all right, but I bet the sound adds a lot to an ensemble, and cuts through well too.
Keith
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Perfect for putting a couple of Red Noses in the soundholes on Red Nose Day too.
Jo whoever he is.
