Mbira dzaVaNdau "Danda" type TIC 272 G by Mubati Muyambo

Mbira dzaVaNdau "Danda" type: "TIC 272"

Reference Key:	G (closest chromatic pitch)
Key Count:	30
Sound Info:	Buzzers dampened.
Maker:	Mubati Muyambo
Place Made:	Ndowoyo, Garahwa, SE Zimbabwe
Made in:	1972
Comments:	Length variable: 20.6 at centre, quite crooked, W: at bottom edge of bottom irregular 19.9, bell-shaped hollowed out to 12.5, soft white wood, dirt and patina. 6 nails hold the right hand wall in place. Tin rattle plate held in by transverse bar, with 11 bottle tops and string loop to hold right hand little finger. Keys – lower rank 12, middle rank 13, top rank 5. Bridge propped with 10 nails, thick circular bar without scroll, held down with 5 splayed rivets and wire and nail at ends, with backplate. Made by Mubati at Ndowoyo, 1972 and coll. by AT with Bonisa Isaac Sithole.
Last known owner:	ILAM
Owner Contact:	Please get in touch.
Last known location:	Grahamstown, South Africa

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