• Bamboo Dan Bau.
• Bamboo Dan Bau - This Electric Portable, Foldable and measures 108 cm (42 inches) when extended, and 54 cm (21 inches) when folded half. Made from bamboo as the original dan bau were..
• Comes with string and soft case with carry strap designed especially for the instrument..
• This model is a brand new fold-up model, and is electric-- pick-up assembly pre-installed- (amplifier not included). Some assembly is required..
• We sell spare dan bau strings also and replacement whammy bar.

amboo Dan Bau Bamboo Dan Bau - This Electric Portable, Foldable and measures 108 cm (42 inches) when extended, and 54 cm (21 inches) when folded half. Made from bamboo as the original dan bau were. Comes with string and good soft case with carry strap designed especially for the instrument. This model is a brand new fold-up model, and is electric-- pick-up assembly pre-installed- (amplifier not included). Some assembly is required. It comes with a soft black case, that can be carried by handle or shoulder strap. They are all equally beautiful. How to Play Playing the Dan Bau is simple but requires a great deal of precision. The pinky of the right hand gently taps the string at one of seven commonly used nodes while the other fingers pluck the string using a long plectrum. t is constructed of a long narrow sound box, with a tall curved stem made from water buffalo horn inserted at one end. The single string runs between the sound box and a small wooden gourd (in Vietnamese, it is called "Bau") attached to the stem, or "whammy bar called a niipper (known as "Voi Dan" in Vietnamese). The stem is bent to change the pitch of the string. The player touches the string lightly with the heel of the hand at harmonic-producing nodal points while plucking with the fingers or plectrum. This produces the dan bau characteristic high clear sound. Historically the dan bau was played by blind street musicians, and along the streets of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, one can still hear these sweet sounds. Legend has it the dan bau should be solely for the pleasure of its player, or for poetry, and young women are warned not to listen to it. This warning, probably coming from vigilant parents of a by-gone era, wishing to protect their daughters from the emotionally seductive appeal of love songs played on this instrument; this gives an idea of the power and charm of its sound. We source our instruments personally in their country of origin and ensure the makers are paid well for