BS: Bazoukis

Subject: Bazoukis
From: DonMeixner
Date: 16 Nov 01 - 11:45 PM

I have seen recently two different instruments called Bazoukis. One had three groups of two strings. The other had four groups of two. The six stringer was clearly older Were they labeled wrong or are they the same things, just different styles. benefits of owning either type.

Don

Subject: RE: BS: Bazoukis
From: The Shambles
Date: 17 Nov 01 - 04:22 AM

Han's Bouzouki page will certainly help to explain what is a bit of a complicated story.

Subject: RE: BS: Bazoukis
From: The Shambles
Date: 17 Nov 01 - 04:28 AM

The three groups of two strings is the traditional Greek instrument. The four groups of two stringed instruments are Irish bouzoukis. Which is more like a big mandolin.

But that is just the starting point. For you have citterns, tenor mandolas and mandocellos. You just pay your money and take your choice as to which instrument is called what exactly.

Then there are the various tunings.................

Subject: RE: BS: Bazoukis
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 17 Nov 01 - 04:47 AM

I've just tried a bit of searching on Google. As far as I can make out, the 6 stringer is the older Greek Instrument but in contrast to Shamble's post, I have seen 8 string Greek style bazoukis. Using Google, I found 2 sites indicating that the 8 string development was Greek - one says after the second world war, the other says 1950s.

Jon