CNG158
£225
Unusual early 20th century seven string guitar with Russian label, a close-up of which is pictured. Nylon strings (not a completely matching set). Scale length 25", overall length 36¾", width of fingerboard at nut 2".
From Wikepedia: "The Russian guitar, a seven-string acoustic guitar tuned to the Open G tuning, (DGBDGbd) arrived in the beginning of the 19th century in Russia, most probably as a development of the cittern, the kobza and the torban. It is known in Russia as the semistrunnaya gitara or affectionately as the semistrunka.
The Russian version of the seven-string guitar has been used by professionals, because of its great flexibility, but has also been popular with amateurs for accompaniment (especially Russian bards) due to the relative simplicity of some basic chords and the ease of playing alternating bass lines. The Russian guitar is traditionally played without a pick, using fingers for either strumming or picking."
The Wikepedia article is very informative on tunings, among other things.
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