Product Description

Berimbau. Origin Country: Brazil. 27 lbs. Made by Mid-East.

Berimbau, Medium Deluxe (Item codes BRMD + BRMD-G) 2 octave 55 inches long painted bow. The painted gourd resonator must be tied on to amplify the sound. Includes wooden plectrum, caxixi, and stone. The bow and gourd are made of natural products. It is not uncommon for there to be natural blemishes that occurred during the growth of these gourds and trees.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14997 in Musical Instruments
• Brand: Mid-East
• Dimensions: 27.00 pounds

Features

• Handcrafted Quality, Value Priced
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Customer Reviews

Decent berimbau
Not the best berimbau set I've ever seen, but it's of decent quality. The sound is good, the cabeca (gourd) is a viola. the wood used in the verga (wood bow) seems a bit lighter weight and not as sturdy. The arame (string) is a good quality arame. The baqueta (striker) that comes with the set is very nice (though it remains personal preference). The dobrao (stone) is a rock which seems as if it were taken from a river, very smooth on one side and slightly rough on the other. I prefer an oversized metal coin; however the rock works well enough.
The shipping cost for this is way too much as they are charging the shipping weight as 27lbs. even though the thing weighs just over 4lbs. If you're looking for a high quality berimbau, I'd check out [...]