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Post by pete1951 on May 4, 2022 16:44:55 GMT
Someone just brought me a Central European 7 string guitar (Russian probably) and I was amazed to find the ‘correct ‘ tuning is a variation on open G., D.G.B.D.G.B.D, basically Dobro tuning with a bottom D. I think the owner will probably tune it like a modern 7 string ( standard with a low B) Pete  |
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Post by thinline72 on May 4, 2022 17:10:39 GMT
They used to be quite popular in (post-)Soviet countries 20-30+ years ago. My grandpa used to play one when I was a little boy.
I guess they aren't that much popular now though.
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Post by bod on May 4, 2022 17:35:50 GMT
They’re sometimes tuned with a C in place of one of the Ds, other variants too, I’m sure…
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Post by leeophonic on May 5, 2022 4:38:25 GMT
I had a similar thing back a decade or two ago, put some modern strings on it and detuned for a while to mess around with slide (Very woody tone), one night there was an almighty noise when it self destructed and the bridge flew towards the moon, can't say I miss it.
Lee
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Post by pete1951 on May 5, 2022 7:10:52 GMT
the bridge flew towards the moon, can't say I miss it. Lee Instruments were definitely involved in the space race , here a pic of a Russian balalaika with a Sputnik and Vostok rocket , no moon as yet, so before the US started Apollo? Pete  |
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