That must be a Pipa, the main lute of the far east. mvh Are Vidar Boye Hansen
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, Tony Chalkley wrote: > We recently got a special offer on MASH (first series) DVDs - last night we > were watching the episode "Dear Dad - Again", and at the end Trapper was > strumming a large pear-shaped but apparently flatbacked instrument - it > looks to be wire strung and therefore some sort of cittern - has anybody > seen the scene and maybe recognized the instrument? > > Tony > > >