Okay! ... The instrument on the left could be called 'Guitar, and more guitar' .... But what about the instrument on the right? Violin? I'm not so sure what it...
Hello Kazman1914 I look at that attachment to James Klines guitar,,,and I can't help it but,,,the word 'bizarre' comes to mind. Still,,,for what he wants to...
Hello Guys! As you will recall I've stated that a possible Grand Staff guitar tuning would be a fan fretted tuning of .... 'c', 'g', 'd', 'a', 'F', 'C', 'G',...
Hello Fred, I think you need to convince guitarists, at least some of them, that they can play such a short scale guitar and that they will like the sound....
James and Fred, I may be reading between the lines incorrectly but I'm wondering if your respective concepts of "extended range" is the same as the concept...
Hello James! I don't think I have to sell anybody on a shorter scale in the treble direction. Everytime a guitarist goes up the neck he's working with a ...
Hello John! I understand your concern. If you will recall,,,I once mentioned. I at one time tuned my 8 stringer thus..... 'a', 'e', 'b', 'f#, 'D', 'A', 'E',...
Actually I was trying to put forth the reasons that I don't switch back and forth. From: 10string@yahoogroups.com [mailto:10string@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf ...
Fred, I look forward to hearing and seeing your concept, but admit to being puzzled as to why you do not have a prototype made to illustrate your ideas. When...
Hello everyone, A short-scale guitar should be just fine if you get lighter gauge strings for it. At least the first 6 strings should be light. The bass...
And a mandolin player should know about short scales! From: 10string@yahoogroups.com [mailto:10string@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Marion Ceruti Sent:...
Hello James! As to why I've never prototyped a Grand Staff guitar,,,,there are really only two possible reasons it can't be done. 1)No one knows how to do it....
Hello John! Yes! .... Speaking of Mandolins,,, here's something that I've found to be rather mesmerizing.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCIJPCbAO1U ... ...
Hello John! If she's only going as high as a 'g' note on the guitar neck I wouldn't think of her instrument as a Grand Staff Harp guitar. However,,,if the...
Hello Marion, 29cm sounds well nigh impossible! I can manage 40cm, as can a very small number of men, though most women can cope with this scale length. I base...
Hello John, Nothing like an example to make a point! A ms requinto is certainly feasible, and I know of an amateur alto guitar player in Birmingham (UK) who...
I'm a big Bluegrass fan. That's what I think of when I think of mandolin. Marion probably has a different idea. _____ From: 10string@yahoogroups.com...
Hello James, 29 cm. is quite playable. The standard for the mandolino lombardo is 30 cm. Anything smaller becomes problematic. You run out of room between...
It's been a while since I played bluegrass music but then it was on the guitar. I passed the URL on to the frettedfriends yahoo group so they could all feel as...
I went back to a recording she made of Lady Pamela for Fingerstyle Magazine and her cut on "Beyond Six Strings" and the basses are much better on those, ...
Hello Marion! Do you have by chance any pictures of the mandolino lombardo instrument? ... the guitar. ... I still ... string mandolin. ... is so ... than ... ...
Marion, I forgot to thank you for your theorbo tuning. I'm still figuring out Kapsberger's chitarrone book and found the tuning you gave me very helpful. ...
Which ones did you find? Can you post some of the URLs you like best? I find if you search on "mandolino lombardo" using the quotes it narrows down your search...
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