Roosebeck Deluxe Prima Balalaika Walnut Stave Body

Our Balalaika Prima measures approximately 27 inches in length.The scale length is 430 mm. The body has the classical triangularshape. The back is slightly bowed and made with staveconstruction in walnut.The Balalaika strings are tuned above middle C to: A, E, E(1st-3rd). The 1st string is the thinnest, and lays over morefrets than the 2nd 3rd strings. Use a piano or electronic tuneras a reference for tuning. The tension on each tuning peg can beadjusted by tightening or loosing the screw on the top of thepeg. To play, the left hand notes the strings while the indexfinger of the right hand strums high on the soundboard near theneck. The walnut on the soundboard is decorative but alsoprotects the soundboard from the strumming. Includes gig bag.The Balalaika most likely evolved from the Oriental dombra,which is still played in present-day Kazakhstan. Knowledge of thedombra most likely spread to Russia by Mongol trade and conquest.After undergoing structural changes, the Balalaika was embracedby Russians. It is said that the Balalaika embodies the Russianpeople's character, with its ability to switch from happiness tosadness with ease. It was common for the peasant ballads,composed for the Balalaika, to irreverently poke fun at theauthority of the times. For this reason there were times when theBalalaika was banned by both the Orthodox Church and the State.The instrument enjoyed its greatest folk popularity in the early18th century.Features:* Approximately 27 inches in length* Tuned above middle C to: A, E, E (1st-3rd)* Wlanut wood construction* Shipped insured* Brand new

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