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Thread #110594   Message #2321578
Posted By: matt milton
21-Apr-08 - 12:08 PM
Thread Name: Buying an instrument in Cuba?
Subject: Buying an instrument in Cuba?
Going to Havana for a holiday in a few weeks time and thought I might add to my burgeoning collection of miscellaneous stringed guitar-related instruments.

Does anyone on here know Havana at all? Anyone know of any musical instrument shops? I'm thinking of looking for a tres. Anyone ever play one? Or buy one? Anyone know anything about the laude? This is something I know even less about - wikipedia entries are about the sum of my knowledge. The tunings sound interesting: I play guitar and mandolin, and the tunings of both the tres and the laude look like they'd be right up my street.