Description of La Bella MB550 Bandurria Silver-Plated Wound
The bandurria is the smallest and highest pitched member of the lute family. This teardrop-shaped zither has a very short and wide neck.
Over the last 200 years, the tunings and construction of the bandurria have evolved in the regions of the world colonized by the Spanish. Today, it has twelve steel strings in six unison orders and is popular in Spain, South America and the Philippines.
Set of 12 strings and 6 orders of plain steel or silver plated twisted with loop ends. Tuning: G#3, C#4, F#4, B4, E5, A5.
Packaged with MAP (Modified Atmosphere Packaging) technology to prevent rust and ensure freshness.
Brothers Emilio and Olinto Mari left the family business to seek new opportunities in America. They manufactured gut and steel strings in their small apartment in lower Manhattan. As word spread among area musicians, so did the popularity of their product. A local music store took a liking to the brothers' high-quality, handmade strings and made them an offer to help them expand. Brothers Emilio and Olinto Mari moved to New York and quickly became known for their high quality handmade strings. The strings are produced under the brand names La Preferita, Sweetone, Criterion and New-Tone. The first factory opened in 1914 at 170 Fifth Avenue.
Today, E. & O. Mari/La Bella is still a family-owned and operated company that produces the finest quality strings in the world. La Bella is one of the most respected string manufacturers in the United States and distributes approximately 2000 different string models worldwide for all types of instruments. It manufactures them with the latest technologies to offer strings with the maximum guarantees and reliability.
Features
- Instrument: Bandurria
- Gauges: .010P & .010P - .014P & .014P - .019W & .019W - .023W & .023W - .030 W & .030 W - .035W & .035W
- Wrapping: Silver Plated
- Made in USA
