Mandolin Player: The instruments: Citterns: The bandurria

The bandurria



Main page
The instruments
Buyer's guide
Handbook
Lessons
Message board
Links
Site map


Site last updated .
This particular page was created 15/03/2004 and last updated 17/05/2005
Site updates
 
    Data:
  • Strings: 12 (in pairs)
  • Courses: 6 ( 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 2)
A Spanish form of the cittern with a short neck and six courses. It looks and sounds very much like the French/Portuguese mandolin.

The instrument is also used in many areas in Latin America, in particular Cuba, Chile and Peru where they call it bandola.

Content


Google
  Web www.mandolin-player.com