Bandol (instrument)
For the South American string instruments, see bandola.
| String instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification | String instrument |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification |
(Composite chordophone) |
| Developed | Trinidad |
| Related instruments | |
| Mandolin, Mandola, Bandola | |
The bandol, bandola, or criolla mandolin is a string instrument in Trinidad and Tobago with four double courses of strings, totaling eight strings. The lower two courses have one steel and one nylon string each, and the higher two courses have all nylon (or gut) strings.[1] The bandol is used in Trinidadian parang music.[2]
References
- ↑ Lise Winer (16 January 2009). Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago: On Historical Principles. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 50–. ISBN 978-0-7735-7607-0. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ↑ Rebecca S. Miller (2007). Carriacou String Band Serenade: Performing Identity in the Eastern Caribbean. Wesleyan University Press. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-0-8195-6858-8. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- Bandol at the Stringed Instrument Database