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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Weird instrument? Balalaika!

Hi bras, be happy, it's Wednesday!
What happen today? I'm gonna to post a new review about a weird instrument: balalaika.
Whut? You don't care about this? You must do it! Why? Cuz it's freaking awesome *-*
Don't you think? Wait and read this review from Odd Music site patiently.
Done? No? Ah, damn you, watch this video and surprise yourself.
And have a good day.




Balalaika

The Balalaika family includes, from the highest-pitched to the lowest, the prima, sekunda, alto, bass and contrabass balalaika. All have three-sided bodies, spruce or fir tops and backs made of from three to nine wooden sections, and all have three strings. The most common solo instrument is the prima, tuned E-E-A (the two lower strings being tuned to the same pitch). The piccolo, prima, and secunda balalaikas are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually nylon) strings on the lower pegs and a wire string on the top peg.
If you are reading this you should scream "banana!" and you can proceed with this interesting read.

An important part of balalaika technique is the use of the left thumb to fret notes on the bottom string, particularly on the prima, where it is used to form chords. The index finger is used to sound notes on the prima, while a plectrum is used on the larger sizes. One can play the prima with a plectrum, but it is considered rather heterodox to do so. Due to the gigantic size of the contrabass's strings, it is not uncommon for the plectrum to be made of a leather shoe or boot heel. The contrabass balalaika rests on the ground on a wooden or metal pin drilled into one of its corners.


33 comments:

  1. You should add the Harry Lime theme from "The Third Man".

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  2. wtf....nice and interesting instrument

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  3. Wow, that sounds amazing. Didn't even sound like it was being made by an instrument and rather a computer.

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  4. Whoa, I imagined it to be a huge guitar-like instrument until I saw the video. This would be such a cool electric guitar.

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  5. lol where do you find this random instruments??

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  6. I like your post and I would really like to see more of them!

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  7. looks like a small guitar to me

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  8. that looks like something Thor or Odin would play....in my imagination that is.

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  9. I really admire people who create instruments!

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  10. So what country did this originate from? o_o

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  11. you dont understand the full deep of 3 string soul of balalaika

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  12. I'm attracted to the sound this odd instrument produces.

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  13. reminds me of a mandolin!

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  14. Insane! It's a triangle-shaped guitar lol

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  15. that is a neat instrument, my best friend plays classical and flamenco guitar and he has imparted his love of stringed instruments to me.

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  16. It's actually a very interesting instrument.

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  17. Wow, that was epic. Great stuff.

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