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Kayla94

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Antique stringed instrument?
« on: September 06, 2013, 10:14:16 am »
I recently found an old stringed instrument in an attic in Virginia. Not knowing much about these sort of items, I assumed it was some sort of lute. However, the body is not quite so round but more oblong. It is also a deep body, definitely not thin. It has 4 long pegs on top (a couple broken ones) and many along the left side. No sound hole but it does have hide stretched over the body. Nylon strings. Can anyone help me identify this?

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Re: Antique stringed instrument?
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2013, 10:20:52 am »
Hi Kayla94,

Can you post some pics of it, of the top and bottom, then that will give people something to work on, and hopefully answer your questions.

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Re: Antique stringed instrument?
« Reply #2 on: September 06, 2013, 10:31:42 am »
Just posted some! Thank you :)

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Re: Antique stringed instrument?
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2013, 12:39:26 pm »
it looks like Sitar....which is an Indian instrument....far east Indian...in case of any confusion....think Ravi Shanker....and you,ll know what i mean
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Re: Antique stringed instrument?
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2013, 12:54:44 pm »
Kayla, I think he means more pictures.
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Re: Antique stringed instrument?
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2013, 07:52:29 am »

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Re: Antique stringed instrument?
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2013, 08:14:31 am »
I think that you might be right, Rauville, I was really struggling to understand the shape, now it makes sense!

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Re: Antique stringed instrument?
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2013, 08:46:45 am »
Might be in this family of instruments:
http://www.chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/rabab.html
well done ..the man wi the know it all the book stuck up his arse..... ;D
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Re: Antique stringed instrument?
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2013, 12:05:33 pm »
Great job Rauville!!!!  Learned something new!
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Re: Antique stringed instrument?
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2013, 12:11:05 pm »
certainly worth a KP

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Re: Antique stringed instrument?
« Reply #10 on: September 07, 2013, 01:12:03 pm »
Interesting Rauville! Who put it in the attic? Was it the people living in the hose prior or was it your parents? Or, did you purchase it years ago?
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Re: Antique stringed instrument?
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2013, 02:16:52 pm »
certainly worth a KP
he got it....maybe twice....
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