I have a sketch that looks a lot like this on ly desk at work right now. Drew it up a couple of weeks ago. I have the tail going out the back of the box for the strings to attach. Might make more room on the box that way. Nice to see it in a physical form. My idea was to try and balance it while sitting so there was no need for a strap. Does it work that way on this one?
Thanks for your comments Rand! I designed it with the angled neck thinking it would be more ergonomic and look cool. I think that the ergonomic idea would have worked out better with a few changes: 1- a bigger box; 2 - bridge a litter further back; and/or finger board extending less onto box. I have large hands and the distance between finger board and bridge seems too crowded. Otherwise, I like the way it turned out. Oh ya....it took me a lot longer to build!
How do you like playing this instrument with its tilted neck? Does it feel better to hold? I should probably build one for no other reason than to figure out the angles. Interesting build.
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Thanks for the tips, J.P. and Michael. I think I'll try one of these designs as well.
-Rand.
Hi J.P.
How do you like playing this instrument with its tilted neck? Does it feel better to hold? I should probably build one for no other reason than to figure out the angles. Interesting build.
-Rand.