David Gerarddavidgerard@circumstances.run
Jul 4, 2026, 9:59 PM@alvan excellent, thank you!
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- David Gerarddavidgerard@circumstances.runJul 5, 2026, 8:23 AM
@alvan this looks like a modern reproduction https://www.jolanaguitars.com/products/33393-tornado
Jul 5, 2026, 8:43 AM@davidgerard yes, but there is a problem with this edition.
As with every eastern culture, microtonal sounds are very prominent in Azerbaijan music. And if you look very closely, azerbaijani musicians achieve microtones by bending the strings behind the saddle part (contrary to western musicians, who bend strings on the fretboard).
The original Tornado had a rather long section behind the saddle, and they were able to play microtones by pressing that part with their wrists. This makes it much easier than fretboard because the bending is very frequent during the song
Howard Levy talking about this detail: https://youtu.be/OIBOlHZCW6I