AGP #488 – “Gum ‘n’ Oak”5 String LyreScale: 19 inchesStrings: .018PS .016PS .013PS .012PS 0.11PSTuned: D E G A BThe Box Sides and Bridge are Forest Red Gum, the Box Ends are Yellow Gum and the Bottom and Top Pieces are Red Oak & Poplar 7 mm Plywood.The Bridge is a piece of 26 x 12mm Tasmanian Oak Moulding Tri Quad with Nickel Fretwire, all timber is its natural colour, coated with Blond Shellac.The Piano Tuners are from an old $30 recycled Piano I purchased many years ago.The little Chrome Resonator Cone was a 50 Cent Charity Shop purchase, and a 9.3k Open Humbucker is hard wired to the Output Jack. :-)
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Darryl Tuttle, I'm yet to do a Sound Sample of both my recent 5 String Lyre Builds, but the instrument in the link below, is the one I based both of them on, I also have a 7 String Version currently under construction, on the Bench:-)
"Thanks James O", easy enough to build, and easy enough to play, they tell me the Pentatonic Tuning of DEGAB means you can't play a wrong note, which is great for a Musically Challenged Dude like me! :-D
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"Thanks Poorness", similar type of instrument to the Indian Tanpura you alerted me too a little while back. :-)
Well that's different. Cool idea.
Darryl Tuttle, I'm yet to do a Sound Sample of both my recent 5 String Lyre Builds, but the instrument in the link below, is the one I based both of them on, I also have a 7 String Version currently under construction, on the Bench :-)
Michael Pinkertons 5 String Sushi Server Harp
Any video of this?
"Thanks James O", easy enough to build, and easy enough to play, they tell me the Pentatonic Tuning of DEGAB means you can't play a wrong note, which is great for a Musically Challenged Dude like me! :-D
"Thanks UJ", I'm not sure if the Little Cone actually works as a small Resonator, but it looks "Purty" ;-)
Great looking Build reminds Me of a Dulcimer Would love to try and play one of those Fine Build AGP#
That is a very interesting instrument. Love that little cone.