It has 6 metallic orders (6 double strings) that are pulsed with the help of a pick. It was an instrument that had its final development around the 80s of the 19th century. The tuning we use is the following: A (1st), E (2nd), B (3rd), F # (4th), D # (5th), G # (6th). It is an octave higher than the Spanish Lute.
Technical details
Additional information
Right/ left-Handed | Right or Left |
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Wooden top | Solid Red Cedar or Solid Spruce |
Back and sides | Solid Indian rosewood |
Scale (mm) | 268 mm (*consult other shots) |
Fingerboard | Ebony |
Neck | Cedar |
Bridge | Indian Rosewood |
Finish | Polyurethane or shellac |
Headmachine | Special for bandurria |
Strings | Pyramid |
Nut and saddle | Bone |
Nut width | 52.5 mm |
12th fret height | Prime 1.6 mm and sixth 2 mm (*approximate) |
Case | Manzano |