I want a chazy
Saw this on a YouTube clip of David Letterman (see below), and managed to track it down.
It's a chanzy, from Tuva. I **like** the tone! (Strumming starts around 1:14.)
According to the online atlas of plucked instruments (near the bottom, so scroll down), the tuning is often tonic-fith-octave, and it's often a fretted instrument (good!). Usually only the first string is fingered, and the other two strings are used as drones.
I did a web search, and can't seem to find anyone who sells 'em online.
Hmm. Maybe I'll have to try building one.
--GG
Labels: chanzy, folk instruments, geeky, musical instruments
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