Bandolón

Bandolón [aug. of *bandola], 1. a large bandurria with 6 courses of 3 strings of brass and steel, played with a plectrum; 2. in Mexico the name is given to a similar instr. with 6 courses of 4 strings tuned 2 x F♯0 and 2 x f♯0, 4 x b0, 4 x e0, 4 x a0, 4 x d1, 4 x g1 (57). Donostia, José Antonio de, and Tomás, Juan. “Instrumentos de música popular española,” in Anuario musical, Vol. 2. Barcelona, 1947.