info on a Balalaika (sp)

[dtb]

someone gave me one, a three string triangle shaped thing.
any info on strings, tuning, etc. not sure of spelling or corect name.

Dan

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[Pete Summers]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balalaika

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JqeSU7lSLE

Google is your friend.

[dtb]

thanks guys

Dan

[Tom Liston]

I have had one for years. Hardly ever played it. But when I did use on a gig I tuned like the top 3 of my tenor banjo which I was mostly playing at the time. G D A