Another 24” X 3/4” scrap one stringer, secured to box like dulcimer, Poplar, 15 frets,18.5” scale fretless, D’Addario classic nylon .043(E)6th string tuned low D, Sounds like an upright bass.
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Yes uncle, it’s a bebop jazz machine. I went through a whole pack of strings- D,G,B strings sounded good for slide, but I had it in my head that I wanted a low resonant sound . The E & A strings had an unsavory tension, so I had an idea to try a low tension nylon string.
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Yes uncle, it’s a bebop jazz machine. I went through a whole pack of strings- D,G,B strings sounded good for slide, but I had it in my head that I wanted a low resonant sound . The E & A strings had an unsavory tension, so I had an idea to try a low tension nylon string.
Hunh! A lower D tuning and it sounds like an upright bass. That could be handy in the right hands.