Afghani toy/miniature Rubab http://www.alansondheim.org/existence1.jpg http://www.alansondheim.org/fuguestate1.mp3 bowed http://www.alansondheim.org/fuguestate2.mp3 plucked The instrument, toy or tourist or ornament or miniature, is set up with seven strings, including two drones. Very small, very high-pitched, incessant, crossing-over, again, the range of my tinnitus; the mp3 cut off sound above 16k or so. Difficult to play because of its size and string-spacing. Flat black, probably shoe-polish, with some sort of plastic/mother-of-pearl inlay. While playing I kept thinking of 'pushing onward,' repetition, deserts, rocks, oral chants. Enjoy. _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
