My first attempt in making a non-box or lapsteel guitar.4-string tenor guitar; 56 cm scale, violin tuning (G-D-A-E); design includes telecaster body, rickenbacker soundhole, danelectro slapboard and of course the original new shrink kitten eagle headstock. Flatpup 4 from Elmar Zeilhofer
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Don't know how baritone ukes are tuned. But mandoline/mandola chords will certainly work. I've just put wax on the sides. I have a dano 63 baritone. Great Instrument btw.
Pickup is a Flatpup 4 from Elmar Zeilhofer (Austria).
The low string is G, the highest is E, like a violin. I've played it for half a week now and also tried to get along with the different tuning, but it works great. It's quite easy to play barré chords and from major to minor you just have to lift one finger. Definitely not the easiest tuning for solo play. But it's easy for a violin player to change to this tuning than to the standard guitar tuning.
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So, baritone ukulele chords will work on it.
I also noticed in some of your other pictures that you left the sides unfinished. That adds to the Danelectro vibe.
Thank you all!
Pickup is a Flatpup 4 from Elmar Zeilhofer (Austria).
The low string is G, the highest is E, like a violin. I've played it for half a week now and also tried to get along with the different tuning, but it works great. It's quite easy to play barré chords and from major to minor you just have to lift one finger. Definitely not the easiest tuning for solo play. But it's easy for a violin player to change to this tuning than to the standard guitar tuning.
Nice!!!
The shape of the head stock looks professionally designed
What kind of pick up?
Is the first sting or the fourth string a G?
Nice work.
Nice looking guitar! Great choice of color too.
Sweet lookin !!