What is a "Balalaika"?
OR the information of listeners who are curious to know what sort of an instrument is a balalaika, recordings of which have occasionally been broadcast, it may be said that a balalaika is a common Russian guitar, triangular in form, and with but three strings. These strings are tuned in different keys, which permit peculiar and pleasing effects, quite different from those produced by any other instrument, Like the mandolins and guitars, the balalaikas vary in size, some being as large as a man,
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Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 17, 8 November 1929, Page 8
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88What is a "Balalaika"? Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 17, 8 November 1929, Page 8
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