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I was watching a concert in the ancient Roman Amphitheatre near my home here in Switzerland last night when an American traditional musician named Tim Eriksen started playing a 12 string instrument called a Bajo sexto. The sound of this instrument blew me away. From what I can find out is that it is tuned in a E,A,D,G,C,F. Has anyone any information on these instruments?

David

Hi David, was that in the amphitheatre in Kaiseraugst? That would be 20 mins up the road from where I am. Any other stuff going on there in summer? Don't know the instrument.

Hi Chris,

The concert was in the Roman Amphitheatre in August Raurica, which is about a 10 min bicycle ride from the house. They have it set up very nicely for the Alexanderfest and the Romer Fest later this month (http://www.augustaraurica.ch/menu/index.php) . I was at the Celtic Roads Stimmen Festival (http://www.stimmen.com/de/details-vorfu ... eltic-road) where they brought Gaelic singers from Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and America to demostrate the similarity of the Folk music. Very intersesting and I hope they do it agian next year.

I just looks like a guitar to me,great sound,,,is it something antiek??? what kind of strings does it have?? well i have some to research,,


edit: its a Mexican bas guitar,,ive google it,,i did'nt know the instrument,,but its worth to know more about mexican guitars and some music i think,,i did know they have big hat's..