Re: Have you ever seen anything like this?
Reminds me somewhat of a prim or bisernica, the smallest form of tamburica or tamburiza, played in Serbia, Croatia, and neighbouring countries. I suspect the instruments are distant cousins. By the way, my neighbour from Iran said that my mandolin reminded her of a Persian instrument.
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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