Mbira dzaVaNdau "Danda" type TIC 136 E by Bonisa Sithole

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Mbira dzaVaNdau "Danda" type: "TIC 136"

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Reference Key:	E (closest chromatic pitch)
Key Count:	29
Sound Info:	Buzzers dampened.
Maker:	Bonisa Sithole
Place Made:	Johannesburg
Origin:	Ndowoyo, Garahwa
Made in:	1970
Comments:	Bar held by 5 bolts, quite crudely made, 29 keys, pine wood, H: 23, W: 22.3 at bottom, 22 at top, depth 3.5. Aluminium rattle plate nailed on with 6 bottle tops. Keys have very high action, hardly been played. Made by Bonisa Isaac Sithole, from Ndowoyo, Garahwa, in Jhb 1970. Upper two notes (LU3'' and RU2'') synthesised from their octave counterparts.
Last known owner:	ILAM
Owner Contact:	Please get in touch.
Last known location:	Grahamstown, South Africa