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Thread #28037   Message #346462
Posted By: John P
25-Nov-00 - 07:40 AM
Thread Name: 14 strings in 6 courses - what is it?
Subject: RE: 14 strings in 6 courses - what is it?
It might be a bandurria. They usually have a tear drop shaped body, a short neck, and anywhere from four to six courses of strings. The body is deeper than a mandolin body, with a single soundhole in the middle. It is a Spanish/Latin American instrument, now mostly found in the Andes and in Cuba.

John