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Balalaika
Classic Balalaika, Balalaika Accessories, learn to play the Balalaika. |
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Berimbau
The Brazilian Musical Bow, has long been used in a variety of music forms. |
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Bouzouki
8 String Rosewood Bouzouki, with Hard Case. |
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Bulbul Tarang (Indian Banjo)
Bulbul Tarang: Main strings are plucked while depressing keys to change the notes; the sympathetic strings resonate. |
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Cumbus
Pronounced joom-bush, Cumbus is Turkish for revelry, just the mood these instruments inspire. Choose from several styles and sizes. |
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Dilruba
The dilruba is a bowed instrument with steel strings, used in classical Indian music. |
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Dulcimer
Several styles and sized of American, European and Banjo Dulcimers. |
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Ektara
Several styles and sized of one-string (Ektar) and two-strings (Dotar). |
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Esraj
Played with a bow like a small bass fiddle. It is a young instrument by Indian terms, being only about 200 years old. The esraj is found primarily in Bengal and Bangladesh. |
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Gopichand
A single string stretched between a split bamboo neck. Pressing neck halves together creates unusual sounds. |
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Harp
From 8 strings to 38 strings from Celtic to contemporary and every style in between. No pedals please. |
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Kanoune
This predecessor of the piano, the Kanoon is mentioned in 10th century Arabic writings. |
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Kemenche
A bowed spike fiddle native to the southern shore of the Eastern Black Sea. It has been called the Black Sea Fiddle, the Pontic Lyra or the Karadeziz Kemencesi. |
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Laouta
A combination of the Oud and the Lute. Give it a try. |
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Lute
Try a 6 foot long Theorbo or a Flat Back Lute or one of the EMS brands. |
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Lute-Guitar
Add some ethnic sound to your next gig with one of these not-so-typical guitars. |
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Mandolin
This is a great pocket-style, or a piccolo, mandolin. |
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Oud
From Pear Shaped to Flat Back, Mosaic to Frame, Acoustic to Electric; all the ouds you ever wanted. |
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Psaltery
The psaltery dates to the 3rd century BC. Played with a Bow, it has a very sweet sound. |
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Rabab
The term Rabab is found in ninth and tenth century texts, and is the oldest known Arabic word for a bowed instrument. It is Capable of a range of dynamic accents. |
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Rebab
An instrument from the lute family, played mostly in Afghanistan and Pakistan. This is a beautiful instrument, it is regarded as the predecessor of the Indian Sarod. |
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Rebec
The rebec's origins can be traced to the middle east around the middle to the end of the ninth century AD. It is played similarly to the violin played on the arm. |
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Santoor
Multiple styles, all have Hammers that play along metal strings providing an exotic sound. |
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Sarangi
The sarangi is the most popular bowed instrument of India. It's history is quite old. When played by a master it is capable of closely imitating the nuances of the human voice. |
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Sarod
The sarod may have evolved from the central Asian rabab or may be derived from a variety of ancient lutes depicted in the Buddhist frescoes in the Ajanta caves in India and in sculptures carved in the 1st century ad for a Buddhist shrine at Amaravati, India. |
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Saz
The Saz is a member of the long necked Lute family. Its ancestry traces back to Babylon and Sumeria; where it was believed to have had mystical powers strong enough to protect a warrior if carried into battle. |
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Semsemia
Egyptian harp with decorative inlay. It has steel strings and a movable bridge. |
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Shahi Baaja
Professional Paloma brand electric shahi baaja with integral 10 string swarmandal. |
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Sitar
The sitar likely developed from the Persian Lute, during the 18th century. Sitars include student models and professional Brand Name models. |
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Spike Fiddles
Spike fiddles, are in lute family. Such fiddles date back, at least, to the 8th century in Arabia and Persia. |
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Sur Bahar
The Sur Bahar is the bass sitar. Left handed, Miniatures, and Brand Name models. |
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Tanpura
The tanpura (tambura) provides the drone accompaniment in Hindustani music. Models include 4 and 6 string, flat back, box, Brand Names, 3/4 size , miniature, electric and Swarsangam. |
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Veena
The Veena (vina) has several styles. Some are fretless and played like a zither, some have frets. |
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Ukulele
The ukulele (pronounced YOO-kə-LAY-lee, from Hawaiian; spelled ukelele in the UK), sometimes abbreviated as the uke, is a chordophone classified as a plucked lute; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings. |
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