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What's the wackiest stringed instrument you've ever seen?
- Thread starter mysterial
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It's the Escher special!Linda Manzer's "Picasso":
Yes I know he has played it in public, not sure if anyone else has or whether it's his or a loaner or what.
For the longest time, I've wondered what Captain Kangaroo has been up to. Big hat tip to Mr. Green Jeans.
The Pikasso I. There was a second one made without the top neck. I believe Pat Metheny owns both of them but uses the Pikasso II. Believe it or not, it actually sounds hauntingly beautiful.Linda Manzer's "Picasso":
Indian jazz music has some wild variations on the jazz guitar like the Mohan Veena:
if you forget about it being normal, an orchestral upright bass with a gated C extension is a pretty bizarre thing.
Indian jazz music has some wild variations on the jazz guitar like the Mohan Veena:
If only there was some kind of large-scale automated information access system available through which the luthier herself could fill the gaps in our knowledge! Hold on... A Zillion Strings!? How To Talk to a Luthier About a Custom Build (spoiler: He commissioned the one he plays so I assume he's keeping it.)
Excellent demonstration of the necessity of proper planning. Although I guess the builder achieved their own goal of making sure the strings don't accidentally obscure the logo on the headstock.
Swagerty ukuleles, produced in California in the 1960's. The purpose of the long headstock was so that it could be stuck into the sand while you went out to catch a wave.
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I acquired this Hammerchord, which plays like a toy piano, sounds like a dulcimer:
The hammers bounce on their own, some sort of spring-loaded device inside, so when you press down a piano key it automatically creates a tremolo.
I think there were only 6 of these made in the ATL area before the guy who made it passed away (he also made harps)
The hammers bounce on their own, some sort of spring-loaded device inside, so when you press down a piano key it automatically creates a tremolo.
I think there were only 6 of these made in the ATL area before the guy who made it passed away (he also made harps)
