3S-FT Festival-T Trad. balalaika 3 str, Balalaiker

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3S-FT Festival-T Traditional balalaika 3 strings, Balalaiker

Balalaiker Festival is a popular balalaika model with a compact body such as "punt". Until recently, this type of balalaika had spread only among village musicians and was made exclusively in self-made versions. The main differences of this model consist in compactness of the sizes, light weight of the instrument and special flat-bottomed body type. Thanks to these qualities, the balalaika is convenient for outdoor activities, travel, as well as the initial music activities with children.

The new Balalaiker Festival was developed in collaboration with the Balalaika Museum (Ulyanovsk) and the Samara Center for Russian Traditional Culture (Samara). Thanks to common efforts, a convenient and effective type of balalaika was returned to the general public.

The body of the "punt" type is made of three composing parts (birch) and is connected according to the historical technology "tying in the handle." Balalaiker painstakingly restored this technology, getting a beautiful and reliable instrument. Birch neck with birch fretboard. Scale is traditional 16-fret size 435 mm. Top is made of Russian resonant spruce. The back is spruce. Characteristic wooden tie on the heel of the neck. Maple bridge. Balalaiker Festival is equipped with BalalaikerSoundTraditional branded strings.

3 strings.
Body: 3 parts, 3/4 size prima.
Scale: 435mm.
Materials: birch.
Top: resonant spruce.
Back: spruce.
Binding: beech.
Neck: birch.
Fretboard: birch.
Frets: 16, nickel silver Sintoms 2 mm.
Bridge: maple.
Tuners: on a plate, open.
Metal strings.
Color: light brown, tinted.
Finish: semi-gloss varnish, carpentry oil.