Re: R: Indian/middle eastern sounds, microtonality

["Clifford@BienAppraisers" <bienappraisers@mindspring.com>]

Are you speaking of a Tanpura?

cliff

-----Original Message-----
From: Bizurko@aol.com <Bizurko@aol.com>
To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Date: Thursday, December 09, 1999 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: R: Indian/middle eastern sounds, microtonality


>Yeah, Tim, that's right on, and they're relatively cheap.  Lark in the
>Morning sells them for $175.00.  I recently bought one elsewhere(in fact, 
>I
>have a gig tonight w/ a traditional Persian group where I'll use it),  and
so
>far have keep it tuned like I tune my oud  (C-G-A-D-G-C) so I don't have 
>to
>think about more fingering positions (I also play saz and guitar on the
gig).
>They're indeed bloody loud and cut right thru any other clatter. And
they're
>fun to record w/ as well ---
>
>David Burk
>