Sean! ,,, I'm thinking that in most cultures around the world ,,, smaller guitars are for any number of reasons thought of as inferior instruments. Which I...
Fred, I'm not sure you're correct about smaller guitars being thought of as inferior. I think that's an American thing or maybe even an English-speaking...
John! Perhaps you're right ,,, But in the context of walking into a shop that sells guitars ,,, You or I might see rows and rows of of guitars with six...
Sean, Within NA, the UK, and Northern Europe, there is no native tradition of the guitar, all there is is the imported tradition of solo performance on a 6s...
Hi J R, Well, there's another reason for me to visit Europe someday. I wonder if you'd find the same thing in Mexico in light of the popularity of Mariachi...
Sean, Very reasonable Spanish made octave guitars are available in the UK, at prices from around £400 to £600, multiply by two to get an approximate idea of...
I have just listed a New, Old Stock 10-string Bartolex on eBay. It has a spruce top, and all solid wood construction. I have recorded 16 sound clips of the...
Fred, Over the last month, I've been heavily involved in my company's trade show. Among (a lot) of other things, I had the privilege of hiring two Mariachi ...
Thanks James, that's good to know. I didn't realize that true octave guitars could be had for such a reasonable price in the UK. To paraphrase Quigley's...
I got inspired to learn Serenade by Philip Rosheger, so I strung up my 10-string with 10-7= f# g C D. I tried tuning the low C down to B to play a B in the...
Glen, Yes, those low re-entrant F# and G# in Yepes tuning can be very helpful in three and four sharps, but, as you remarked, while the left hand is...
Does anyone know where I can get a 10 string bridge and pickups for an electric.? Strictly7 Guitars here in Cleveland is building me a 10 string electric. My...
Your best bet is to Google words like '10 string bridge' , '10 string pickup' etc. and see what you get. If it's out there ,,, it should pop up. Since two...
For a custom wound pickup, see my friend Jason http://www.lollarguitars.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=steel-guitar-pickups Call him and tell him what you want....
Kahler makes 10 string tremolo. EMG has a 10-string version of their 808 pickup (used on the Ibanez 8 string) Allparts also builds 10 string versions of their...
Hello folks, I have been playing for many years with a footstool. When working on my masters my teacher had me playing with an "A" frame which I did so with an...
Long time Ergoplay user here. I discuss supports and positioning in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogDip7S3XWo Hope this helps! Warm Regards, ...
Another possibility for you - Novax (the fan fret people whose patent I've complained about in the past since there were fan fretted instruments abuot 400...
Well, things change and one should check before one speaks. Novax is now selling their proprietary bridges which are very nice - I own 8 -and their ...
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I was wondering why he would want to sell his ten stringer. ,,, Of course there could be a number of different reasons. But after looking at his website ,,, I...
Just a brief personal update in case anybody was wondering where I've been... The guitar is in hibernation for a month. I moved from Boston to sunny...
Hello everyone, Finally, after over 10 years of research, study, arranging, composing, practicing, translating, writing, editing, photographing, and other...