The Balalaika.

~~Nic__~~ · 01-25-2006, 11:16 PM

I have a balalaika. Does anybody on this forum own one?

tgadrummer · 01-26-2006, 11:28 PM

know how to play it?

~~Nic__~~ · 01-26-2006, 11:39 PM

My dad does.

~~ariabak~~ · 01-27-2006, 01:04 AM

yo im from adealide can i buy it off u

~~Nic__~~ · 01-27-2006, 02:50 AM

Hey aria.

No cause its a sentimental item.

zhyla · 02-13-2006, 11:46 PM

Yeah I have one I found... they're not exactly hard to play but the tuning (EEA) makes chords awkward. I mainly just hang it on the wall.

The Stig · 02-14-2006, 12:46 AM

I never owned one, but when I interned in a music store, I'd mess around with one they had. I had no Idea how to tune it, so I did it in fourths (like the lowest three strings on guitar), and would do chopped-up scales and power chords. As for proper technique, I never got it, but I have wanted one ever since.

zhyla · 02-14-2006, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul150

I never owned one, but when I interned in a music store, I'd mess around with one they had. I had no Idea how to tune it, so I did it in fourths (like the lowest three strings on guitar), and would do chopped-up scales and power chords. As for proper technique, I never got it, but I have wanted one ever since.

I think you can get them pretty cheap on ebay ($20-$30) or garage sales or whatever. They were imported from Russia like mad in the 70's I think. There's 5 or 6 sizes, the largest being like 8 feet long, but you only find the small ones. Strings are available online too, I've never seen them in a store though.

My understanding of the technique is you strum it with your index finger (fleshy part, not the nail). I've never gotten this to work well so I just use my nails. I've heard recordings of it that sounded really pretty but never been able to make mine sound like that.

01-25-2006, 11:16 PM	#1
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01-26-2006, 11:28 PM	#2
tgadrummer Apathy is cool, I guess. Join Date: May 2003 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 698	know how to play it?

01-26-2006, 11:39 PM	#3
~~Nic__~~ Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: Behind you rawr Posts: 677	My dad does.

01-27-2006, 01:04 AM	#4
~~ariabak~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 184	yo im from adealide can i buy it off u

01-27-2006, 02:50 AM	#5
~~Nic__~~ Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: Behind you rawr Posts: 677	Hey aria. No cause its a sentimental item.

02-13-2006, 11:46 PM	#6
zhyla Less whiny, more heiny. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: CA Posts: 1,431	Yeah I have one I found... they're not exactly hard to play but the tuning (EEA) makes chords awkward. I mainly just hang it on the wall.

02-14-2006, 12:46 AM	#7
The Stig Some Say... Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: All you know is I'm called The Stig. Posts: 18,769	I never owned one, but when I interned in a music store, I'd mess around with one they had. I had no Idea how to tune it, so I did it in fourths (like the lowest three strings on guitar), and would do chopped-up scales and power chords. As for proper technique, I never got it, but I have wanted one ever since.