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Wanted: a small twelve-string guitar
My friend Bill came by recently with an interesting request. Bill is a guitar guy with very eclectic taste. He likes odd, interesting stringed instruments, so I wasn’t surprised that what he was looking for was a small twelve-string guitar.
As our discussion continued, I brought up the Tiple. The Tiple is a small-bodied guitar with coursed strings, usually ten or more in sets of three. Th… » read more
01/31/2017 | comments (0)
Strong and Light
Building notes:
Acoustic guitar building is an exercise in balance. On one hand you have to consider that you are creating a tool for the making of music, it has to be sturdy, able to take a certain amount of abuse, the small nocks and nicks that even the be… » read more