close-miked electric saz in ae2 and close-miked acoustic saz in ae1. the latter is tuned in fifths, has 8 strings and is long-necked; the former is tuned GFc and is baglama-necked. enjoy

Sazae2

Sazae1

acoustic pipa, then electric guitar with four strings tuned like a pipa, showing different sustains, techniques, etc. the tuning is roughly C-F-G-c  so that the four strings span an octave; there are also two fourths and two fifths internally. the two middle strings are a whole note apart. on the pipa itself,  these make 'sense' because of finger-reach across the high frets; on the electric guitar, they crreate a whole new sense of things.

Example1

alternative saz - long-necked 1961 Tekeli 8-stringed saz

Anxiety

anxiety-based of oud this practice with broad stretch across it

lethe

sung lisu solo with reverberation added. this is an instrument of the Lisu, something like a shamisen with three strings and a long fretless neck; the strings are unwound wire, and in this case are tuned roughly as c-g-c. i'm within the music's interiority, the home it has made for itself,offering me a position by the fire or near the door, gazing outward on a moonless night.

asondheim

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