12 String Banjo

[ned]

Our mates over at Aussie Frailers have posted a superb vid of a Turkish guy playing what to all intents and purposes is a 12 string banjo. Sounds great, and the man knows his instrument very well indeed.
Wander across and have a look.- - I hope you are as impressed as I was.
Pete

[PeteG]

Very impressed! Even more so when you consider it's fretless.

It's a Cumbus, a kind of combination of a banjo and an Oud (Arabic lute). There's a nice story about how it was invented here: www.charliegillett.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=15131#p85655

Gonna have to get one one day!

Cheers,

Pete.

[ned]

Thanks Pete. Fascinatig link.
Pete or maybe ned - - whoever I am today