Tell me about playing the balalaika

I've always loved the sound of the Slavic instrument known as the balalaika, and recently I've been thinking about getting one. On the off-chance anyone knows anything about the finer points of balalaika - traditional tunings, finger positions for chords, where I'd be able to get replacement strings - please do tell.

And no, Google is NOT my friend, because I'm currently at work, and our systems just don't like Google for some reason. So there.

On that note, I just found this video:


Prolly not of much help but... just had to share the awesomeness of it :P Seriously, didn't know you could make them sound like that, hah. Too bad the crowd is dead o.o

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Originally Posted by SomeDreamer

On that note, I just found this video:


Prolly not of much help but... just had to share the awesomeness of it :P Seriously, didn't know you could make them sound like that, hah. Too bad the crowd is dead o.o

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Woah this guy is insane. Ah..and this comment is priceless:

"This man is playing with a passion that borders sexual climax, and yet the crowd watches as if they're at a business seminar."

That crowd is sick

ROFLOL @ That crowd.

1:58 - The only guy that gets it. He's on some kinda cosmic space ride.

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Originally Posted by High Hunter

"This man is playing with a passion that borders sexual climax, and yet the crowd watches as if they're at a business seminar."

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Haha.