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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 134085, member: 55&quot;]As mentioned, this is similar to the Chinese erhu, but I&#039;d guess it is from some other country, such as Vietnam, Laos, that part of the world.&nbsp; But similar bowed instruments are found in quite a few countries.&nbsp; Not really a violin, though it is a bowed instrument.</p><p>Like the one in Gila&#039;s photo it appears to have a body made from a gourd (or possibly a coconut).</p><p>However, Gila&#039;s is a 5-string fretless banjo, plucked not bowed.&nbsp;&nbsp; That one looks to be much better quality than the two-string bowed instrument, and I&#039;d not be surprised if Gila&#039;s was American-made; there are a number of US craftsmen who make 5-string banjos based on instruments believed to have been brought to the US from Africa centuries ago.</p><p>Those luthier-made banjos sometimes sell in the $2,000 range, new; Based on the apparent quality, I&#039;d guess that the 2-string bowed instrument shown was made for import sales, though it may well be playable; I&#039;d be surprised if one could get more than $100-$150 for it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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