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Very rare Siberian One-Stringed Fiddle "Suuk Huur"
Estimated price for orientation: 850 $
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Description Brand: Unbranded MPN: Does Not Apply EAN: Does not apply
This is an extremely rare folk instrument from the Buryat/Lake Baikal region. This instrument is quite strange in that the resonating chamber is made from a bull's bladder(!). I purchased it from a personal friend in 2010 and had shipped to the UK The correct name for the instrument in the Buryat language is "Suuk Huur" which I think translates as "bulls bladder fiddle". It is strongly related to the Mongolian Morin Khuur or "horse head fiddle". It is totally unheard of to find one of these instruments in Europe. It could suit a collector, however it does actually make a very interesting sound and I made a few nice little recordings with it! So could also be of interest to experimental musicians for example. Any questions feel free to ask UPDATE: I have just uploaded a sound clip of this instrument to my SoundCloud page. It is a simple melody played on the Suuk Huur with an electronic drum loop/backing. The Suuk Huur does not have any reverb or EQ so you can hear the exact sound of the instrument. Please find me on SoundCloud username "martinkingstonsound" to hear this clip, it's the first one that comes up
Description
| Brand: | Unbranded | MPN: | Does Not Apply |
| EAN: | Does not apply |
This is an extremely rare folk instrument from the Buryat/Lake Baikal region. This instrument is quite strange in that the resonating chamber is made from a bull's bladder(!). I purchased it from a personal friend in 2010 and had shipped to the UK The correct name for the instrument in the Buryat language is "Suuk Huur" which I think translates as "bulls bladder fiddle". It is strongly related to the Mongolian Morin Khuur or "horse head fiddle". It is totally unheard of to find one of these instruments in Europe. It could suit a collector, however it does actually make a very interesting sound and I made a few nice little recordings with it! So could also be of interest to experimental musicians for example. Any questions feel free to ask UPDATE: I have just uploaded a sound clip of this instrument to my SoundCloud page. It is a simple melody played on the Suuk Huur with an electronic drum loop/backing. The Suuk Huur does not have any reverb or EQ so you can hear the exact sound of the instrument. Please find me on SoundCloud username "martinkingstonsound" to hear this clip, it's the first one that comes up