AGP #344 - “Robinox”
4 String Double Octave Low String Fretless Guitar
Scale : 648mm / 25½inches
Strings : .009PS / .044NW / .030NW / .020NW /
Tuning: g / G / D / G /
A Shane Speal Double Octave Low String inspired idea, that has been on the to-do list for a number of years, certainly a bit different!, not sure if I like the.009 g string yet!, but I’m sure it would suit a particular style of playing and type of tune, something I’ve yet to discover!
Grey Ironbark Soundboard & Neck, White Oak Vine Fretboard, Stainless Steel Bowl Back, and a pretty poor attempt at a Sunburst finish using stains :-( , a 5.8k Alnico Single Coil Pickup is hardwired to the Jack :-)

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Comment by AGP # on January 17, 2019 at 9:44am

"Thanks Don", like yourself, I too make up my own sets from my healthy supply of individual strings, using the MPUSTC String Tension Calculator, the first high g string on this build was .010, but broke when tuning, replaced with the .009, which has presented no breakage problems as yet :-)

Comment by AGP # on January 17, 2019 at 9:39am

"Thanks Pick", the Jury is still out on Octave Sound at the moment, Shane Speal has Vid of the one he built, to give some idea as to how it sounds I'll add the Link! :-)

The Picasso - Art/Experimental Cigar Box Guitar www.SpealGuitars.com

Comment by Don Craig on January 17, 2019 at 2:02am

Looks good, would like to see more pictures.  I've found that .009 string often breaks, I make up my own sets from the local music store.

Comment by the anonymous pick on January 16, 2019 at 1:52pm

that looks  like it sounds great   ;-)

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