Nice explanation. I was wanting to tell my friend about Irish bouzoukis, and this pretty much covers the basics.
I would kind of like to know the distinctions between the twangy toned versus fuller toned Irish bouzoukis. I wonder if it's just the differences in strings.
Some day when I have money I will definitely get myself a nice bouzouki and try and learn to play it. :-)
@szettner - the difference in sound between one bouzouki and another is going to be down to the build - the kind of wood used for the sound board, the size of the sound hole, the thickness of the instrument and the curvature of the back. It's really important you try out any instrument before you buy it to see whether the sound suits your style and what you're looking for :)
@kamilierikos - it's basically an octave down from a fiddle/violin. The Irish tuning you mention is almost the same, but the E is dropped to a D by some players, creating the GDAD instead of GDAE. Although I have to confess, the way I tune it is by raising the G to an A (long story), so it ends up at ADAE, which I find good for playing in pub sessions with other players :)
@kamilierikos - I'm not going to claim expertise in the history of bouzoukis. As far as I can tell, bouzoukis come in different styles and formats. Both the ones featured here are 8 strings (4 pairs), and are tuned more like a mandolin (GDAE), not guitar tuning :)
Nice explanation. I was wanting to tell my friend about Irish bouzoukis, and this pretty much covers the basics.
I would kind of like to know the distinctions between the twangy toned versus fuller toned Irish bouzoukis. I wonder if it's just the differences in strings.
Some day when I have money I will definitely get myself a nice bouzouki and try and learn to play it. :-)
szettner 20 hours ago
@szettner - the difference in sound between one bouzouki and another is going to be down to the build - the kind of wood used for the sound board, the size of the sound hole, the thickness of the instrument and the curvature of the back. It's really important you try out any instrument before you buy it to see whether the sound suits your style and what you're looking for :)
kimayres 19 hours ago
@kimayres Thanks for the info! And thanks again for that informative post.
szettner 19 hours ago
watch?v=TKNdXalu_hs&feature=related
This is GREEK BOUZOUKI....
polemikonaytiko07dd 1 month ago
@polemikonaytiko07dd - sorry I'm not sure what your point is. I was showing the difference between my Greek-style bouzouki and Irish-style bouzouki
kimayres 1 month ago
@kamilierikos - it's basically an octave down from a fiddle/violin. The Irish tuning you mention is almost the same, but the E is dropped to a D by some players, creating the GDAD instead of GDAE. Although I have to confess, the way I tune it is by raising the G to an A (long story), so it ends up at ADAE, which I find good for playing in pub sessions with other players :)
kimayres 4 months ago
@kamilierikos - I'm not going to claim expertise in the history of bouzoukis. As far as I can tell, bouzoukis come in different styles and formats. Both the ones featured here are 8 strings (4 pairs), and are tuned more like a mandolin (GDAE), not guitar tuning :)
kimayres 4 months ago