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Posted by Kel Wilson on October 16, 2012 at 10:17pm
17 inch scale, diatonic fretting, 6 strings in 3 courses. Mahogany body with maple neck and top.
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  • Kel Wilson October 19, 2012 at 9:45pm
    Mm hasn't thought about a regular set of strings. That sounds interesting. Thanks.
  • The Phrygian Kid October 18, 2012 at 7:50pm
    My suggestion is put a regular set of guitar strings on it, alternate a wound and an unwound one like 6,3,5,2,4,1 and see what pitch wants to sit at. I get g at 600mm but it all depends on how heavy a set of strings and what length. I really like this one, great job
  • Kel Wilson October 17, 2012 at 7:55pm
    Thanks all of you. :-)

    Especially the tuning advice, that part always gets me.

    Diatonic tuning is my friend, made my first strummer with it, actually sounded like I made music for a moment. ;-)
  • Dave Lynas October 17, 2012 at 6:44pm

    Wow! Out of site. A work of art...

  • Old Lowe October 17, 2012 at 1:43pm

    GDG should work and it is in open G like that so it's easier for me to play along with other people.

    If you start at DAD the strings will be real loose so you just go up to EBE then FCF and so on till it is where it wants to be!

    Another great thing about the diatonic tuning!

  • Kel Wilson October 17, 2012 at 1:31pm
    Honestly, haven't tuned it yet. Letting the lacquer cure a while longer before I bear the bridge down.
    Tuned my longer scale strummers DAD. Probably start there and experiment some.
    Any suggestions? I'm really more of a builder than a player.
  • Phill Hill Charlie October 17, 2012 at 1:28pm

    Comment by Phillip Robert 7 seconds agoDelete Comment

    very pretty guitar...6 strings in 3 courses...

    i m interested to know how you tune that very nice instrument because i built one using this string set...

     

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    How i m goin to tune that thing #2

  • Old Lowe October 17, 2012 at 1:23pm

    WoW!  nIce one!

    What do you tune it to at that scale? I make a 16 inch scale strummers and tune them GDG

  • Gary Deemer October 17, 2012 at 11:35am

    Beautiful work, you have a great talent.

  • the anonymous pick October 17, 2012 at 10:47am

    daaaaaaaam!     the  fae  folk   will  be  pleased  . :-)   awesome   job     man  !!!!!!

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