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Quick diversion into the cultural history and schools of tuning of my newest object of obsession. Thankfully, this is an academic endeavor rather than ‘Lute for the Layman.’ An amazing instrument organized in quarter-tones, so the harmonic possibilities are greatly expanded.
— Aug 18, 2026 10:41AM
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Yes, I’m shilling for Big Saz.
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I went to a Budapest Cafe Orchestra concert earlier in the year which included a saz performance.
Oh, that’s fantastic. There are so many styles of saz playing it is wild. I’m over the moon on playing it as it is so beguiling. Almost half in and half out of Western music, it’s fascinating the hell out of me. I’ll have to look up the Budapest Cafe Orchestra. Maybe they’re like Penguin Cafe Orchestra, but Hungarian-rooted? Thanks for the tip.
It's a British group but the music is traditional Balkan, Russian, Hungarian and Romanian gypsy and folk songs.