Stathopoulo copy

[Giannis Tsoulogiannis]

http://memoriesoftheinnocentage.blogspot.gr/

8 strings(2-2-4)

[sebastiaan56]

Thats quite a story! A fantastic looking instrument please put up a sound clip when you can.

[Giannis Tsoulogiannis]

Thank you!

[Jim Garber]

Beautiful instrument, Giannis!!

Interesting. I am no expert on bouzoukis but was unaware of this stringing arrangement: 4-2-2. is that a standard arrangement. I think here in the US most have 2-2-2-2.

But what really confused me was the tuning of the 4 mourgkana strings.
Since they sit so close to each other, I could not distinguish which one I was hitting, and which one I was tuning!

[Giannis Tsoulogiannis]

Beautiful instrument, Giannis!!

Interesting. I am no expert on bouzoukis but was unaware of this stringing arrangement: 4-2-2. is that a standard arrangement. I think here in the US most have 2-2-2-2.

There were pre war bouzoukis with 2-2-4 arrangment,2-2-2 ,2-2-2-2 and 2-2-3.Many variations and many types.Also many different tunings.

[Jim Garber]

Giannis: was there a specific type of music played with this configuration?

[Giannis Tsoulogiannis]

Giannis: was there a specific type of music played with this configuration?

Yes.Rembetiko and Greek traditional music

[Jim Garber]

So, is Rembetiko only played with this 2-2-4 configuration?

[Giannis Tsoulogiannis]

Ofcourse not.This type of intsruments were in use at 1900-1940.

[Minorkey]

That is superb Giannis, both the instrument and your playing!

[Mike Anderson]

That is superb Giannis, both the instrument and your playing!

Yes, on both points!

[Giannis Tsoulogiannis]

Some tunings which were in use until 1940 for 2-2-2,2-2-3/4,bouzouki.
D-G-D
D-A-D
D-G-G
D-G-A
D-G-B
D-G-A
E-A-D

(A friend plays in the video not me)