On a trip to the Philippines, I went to Musar Music in Baguio City. There I bought a 14 string banduria.
Here I am with Marcial. He’s the guy that helped me with my purchase.
That’s a lot of strings!
Pretty wood on the back.
Here’s a little demo of it:
Where can I buy new strings for my 14 string Bandurria?
I’m having a hard time finding them online. You will probably have to buy two sets of 12 string bandurria strings and make your own custom set.
http://m.juststrings.com/bandurria.html
I actually found a 14 string Filipino Bandurria string set on just strings earlier.
The materials look similar to an acoustic guitar. You should make add a piezo pickup.
The back is made out of mahogany. Shouldn’t you recycle all those strings when you go to restring it?
Making a Filipino Bandurria takes time. All you need are the right parts.
I built an electric Filipino banjo Bandurria by reusing the neck that came from a badly damaged Bandurria. What exactly is the back made out of?
It looks like Acacia wood to me.
Acacia wood, that’s is what the SG ukulele, & homemade pen are built out of. It’s going to take a very long time to get our electric 14 string Filipino bandurria up & running ’cause the plans we’re upgraded to a new level where that it also has a headphone jack.
It’s similar in appearance to a 14 string Filipino Bandurria except it has a pickup & solid wood body with a headphone jack so you can practice w/ out disturbing others. Right Mr. Hulbert? Because you might want to install a soundboard pickup so you can plug into the amp. I wouldn’t electrify that instrument if I were you ’cause there’s a rule. “Don’t electrify instruments by disassembling them, installing the pickup & reassembling it unless they need repairs.