Pedro Santos Ten-String Bandolim Demo by Ian Coury | Peghead Nation

Peghead Nation instructor Ian Coury is one of Brazil’s leading mandolin players, and we recently launched his Brazilian Choro Mandolin course. Although most of the choro repertoire can be played on a standard American-style eight-string mandolin (in his Peghead course, all of Ian’s arrangements can be played on an eight-string), many choro players use a ten-string version of the instrument known as the bandolim in Brazil. In this video, Ian uses his Pedro Santos bandolim to demonstrate the ten-string’s capabilities and talks about the ten-string mandolin's history in Brazilian music. Built in Bahia, Brazil, Ian’s instrument has maple back and sides and a spruce top. For more info on Ian's Brazilian Choro Mandolin course on Peghead Nation, please visit: https://www.pegheadnation.com/string-... Enter promo code "LearnNowYT" at checkout to get your first month free! ABOUT PEGHEAD NATION PegheadNation.com is the home of roots music instruction, gear, and news for players of guitar, mandolin, banjo, dobro, fiddle, bass, and ukulele. With Peghead Nation’s e-learning courses, you can learn to play your favorite instruments with some of the best teachers in the roots music community. You’ll also stay up-to-date with the latest happenings and news from the roots music world with video demonstrations of new instruments and gear, reviews of great new albums and videos, backstage conversations with touring musicians, thought-provoking and humorous columnists, and much more. Peghead Nation, Inc. was founded in February 2014 by Dan Gabel (Executive Producer), Scott Nygaard (Editor), and Teja Gerken (Producer). They are each passionate musicians who have deep experience in the world of acoustic music instruction, journalism, and business. They are committed to helping you learn to play roots music, learn about your favorite instruments, and stay inspired and entertained so you can play and share the music you love. Please visit http://www.pegheadnation.com​ for more information.