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Gold Tone BZ-500: Irish-Tuned (GDAD) Bouzouki Mandolin – New New

Gold Tone BZ-500: Irish-Tuned (GDAD) Bouzouki Mandolin – New

  • Original price was: $1,049.99.Current price is: $892.49.
Pickup available [PLACEHOLDER ADDRESS], Palo Alto, CA

The Irish bouzouki (or cittern) Is a versatile instrument that can be tuned many ways (GDAD, GDAE, ADAD, and CFAD). It likely first appeared in 1969 when Irish musician Dónal Lunny was given a Greek bouzouki by a friend. Being left-handed, Lunny reversed the strings and mounted them in unison, changing the character of the instrument. This modified bouzouki became fully integrated into Irish folk music when Lunny popularized it in his band, Planxty, in 1972. Gold Tone’s BZ-500 is set up with octave strings for the third and fourth courses and unison strings for the first and second courses.

  • UPC 112558
  • Top material Solid Spruce
  • Back sides Mahogany
  • Fingerboard Rosewood
  • Neck material Mahogany
  • Total frets 23
  • Scale length 26 1/4"
  • Finish Natural/High Gloss
  • Nut width 1 11/32"
  • Inlay Snowflake
  • Electronics Yes
  • Pickup type Chopper Mandolin Bridge Pickup
  • Tuners Sealed Guitar-Style
  • Case type Hard Case
  • Serial number 22608276
  • SKU GOLBZ500-22608276

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