Moroccan Sintir, North Africa’s Bass Banjo Oct 01, 2009 KNOWN AS SINTIR, GUIMBRI, AND THE ONOMATOPOEIC hejhouj, this instrument comes from the Gnawa people of North Africa. Descended in part from slaves taken from Sub- Saharan Africa, the Gnawa occupy pockets stretching from More... Retro-Rama: 1964 Framus 4-42 Professional “Black Rose” Acoustic Bass Jul 01, 2009 At the museum, I was amazed to see the variety of instruments Framus made in just 30 years—pedal and lap steels, banjos, mandolins, drums, a huge variety of guitars, and seemingly endless variations on the electric bass. Bill More...