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Gold Tone BZ-500 Irish Bouzouki

$ 501.59

Availability: 90 in stock
  • MPN: BZ500
  • Instrument: Bouzouki/Mandola
  • UPC: 875116002008
  • Weight: 4lbs.
  • Model: BZ-500
  • Brand: Gold Tone
  • Condition: New
  • Type: Irish Bouzouki

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    Gold Tone BZ-500 Irish Bouzouki
    Folkternative Design - Solid Spruce Top - Snowflake Inlay - Ebony Floating Bridge
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    Description
    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. Our BZ-500 is set up with octave strings for the third and fourth courses and unison strings for the first and second courses. It produces dramatic traditional Irish tone and is easy to play thanks to the precision setup by Gold Tone's skilled luthiers.
    Features/Specs
    Neck : Mahogany
    Top : Solid Spruce
    Back & Sides : Mahogany
    Finish : Natural Gloss
    Fingerboard : Select Wood
    Bridge : Ebony with Bone Intonated
    Tuners : Sealed Guitar-Style
    Inlay : Snowflake
    Truss Rod : Two-Way Adjustable
    Binding : Wood
    Buttons : Metal
    Hardware : Nickel Plated
    Tailpiece : Cast
    Number of Frets : 23
    Nut Width : 1-11/32"Bone
    Scale Length : 26-1/4"
    Tuning : GDAD
    Strings : .016 .016 .018 .018 .035w .016 .045w .018
    Option 1 : L.R. Baggs Pickup
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