A Single Thread plays the igil
By tyler on May 20, 2008 in Bowed Instruments, Recordings, Strange Combinations, Stringed Instruments, Wood
The musician in the video is John Pascuzzi- the man behind a single thread.
The primary sound of “a single thread” comes from an instrument called an igil (ee-GIL), a 2-stringed Tuvan musical instrument, usually made from a solid piece of pine or larch, and played with a bow. The top of the sound box is covered with skin, like a drum. The strings are made from the hairs of a horse’s tail, strung parallel, not twisted, but may also be made of nylon strands. The igil features a carved horse’s head at its top. a single thread
From: leroy | May 20, 2008 | Reply
This is not that great. The two string brother to this instrument is the erhu, which also has a horse head often on the top.
Check out youtube under erhu for some real kick ass vids.