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Bordonua

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      Name: Bordonua (Wikipedia) is a large six-stringed bass guitar from Puerto Rico.

      Other Names:

      • Bordonuo (Esperanto)

      Classification: Plucked String Instrument, Composite Chordophone

      Usage: It was originated in the 16th century. Currently, it is placed by initiatives promoting folk music.

      Wikidata Item: Q2910789

      External link: https://web.archive.org/web/20060509031901/http://www.cuatro-pr.org/Home/Espan/Instrumusica/Instrumentos/Lasbordon/lasbordo.htm

      Disambiguation: large bass guitar from Puerto Rico

      Description: Bordonua is a large bass guitar, coarsely made with a knife or a dagger. It has six thick strings and three sound holes. It is the least common of the three stringed instruments of the Puerto Rican _orquesta jibara._ 

       

       

            zaphodbeeblebrox ApeKattQuest, MonkeyPython
            monicaq21 Yuqi Qiu
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