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Fiddling Instruments: A Primer pt 4

… Continued from pt. 3
The Tarhu
One of the most significant new developments in the technology behind spike fiddle instruments can be found in the form of the circular bodied instruments known as Tarhu, as they are made by an Australian luthier known as Peter Biffin. With these instruments there is no sound board, at least [...]

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