This instrument is inspired by the Brazilian birimbau
(an instrument made of a wooden stick or branch strung like a bow
with a metal wire and a gourd resonator.
It is associated with the martial arts/dance, capoeira). 
This GameBau is double stringed with piano wire, seven feet long
and has an espresso bean can resonator. 
The neck is a two-by-three hinged in the middle for semi-ease of transport. 
It is stroked with a bow or hit with a stick.

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COMMENTS: Nice look, and intriguing as are all your designs. Don't know how to get sounds on my iMac. The Brazilian instrument is spelled berimbau or birimbau. ------- Thanks for the spelling tip. I made the corrections. You need the free Real Player or Flash 4 plug-ins to hear the sounds of the instruments. ------- ERmm...do you think you could tech us how to make it? ------- knowing how to make it will be great or the basic design. ------- When I click on the link to the didjes,I end up with the GameBao page. I've been through all the rest, enjoying the look and construction of the instruments. Now it occurs to me that I have 4" Plastic pipe lying in the garden... I have copper pipes in the shed, oddments of wood lying around... ------- that is the funnest thing... i was wondering about playing an old 2-man saw with a bow. that is was lead me to your site...do you know anything 'bout that? i think it was a traditional caberet instument... ------- berimbau ------- how do you make this wonderful instrument ------- i really like this instrument it is very unique could you please give me the instructions on making it for a school project i am in the 5th grade ------- Very interesting site! ------- I love fount you have! I got to get something like that for my web site! ------- fabuloso amigo! ------- very nice. this will help very much on my 8th grade honors science project. is there sound? if there is i can't get it, but the presentation is great. Now if only i can figure out how 2 make something like that sound good. oh well, thanx 4 the help kinda. -can't tell you who i am. ------- Haha...go carolyn! I love your comment! heh! ~EMILY (maybe) ------- quite....ok ------- este es muy bien ------- Cool! Awesome! I can really use this page! A lot! Hey, Hey, what did you say? ------- I really like this instrument... ------- What does it sound like? ------- Is it hard to make? ------- I really like this instrument..... I THINK I'M GONNA MAKE IT! (Is that okay?) ------- HI Hola Adios I don't know how to spell that. ------- What does it sound like? ------- I really like this instrument... ------- good instruments, i whis i was that creative. ------- Good instruments. They are all very creative and really cool...... ------- I am going to try to make some of the instruments because they are neat!!!! ------- Oesss! non fun capaz de sentir nada ------- First french person to speak... what a great honor! Keep updating this site and keep surprising us with these funny-interesting-wonderful home-built instruments! Sorry but I have to leave to explore the site again (can't help it...)! ------- Its birimbau not berimbau trust me I used to live in Brazil ------- hi all.. i'm a percussionist.. i play djembes and i havo some os them.. and i love the sound of a berimbau but i don't have one.. can someone please tell me how to make a berimbau? the instructions and stuff to make one.. i know there are 3 diferents.. one big.. one med.. one small.. well.. my email is ztranger@netmadeira.com .. thanks ------- do you sell oceranas ------- dont you guys make any instruments which have a scale? -------

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