GitMando:
just what the name implies - a combination of steel-string acoustic
and mandolin. This is a double neck instrument with the steel-string
neck on the upper left and the mandolin on the lower right. The
individual bridges are floating allowing global intonation adjustments
and also house RMC-piezo saddles. The strings of both necks
come together in one common tailpiece housed at the end of the body.
Sadari:
this instrument combines fretless, frets with equal temperament
as well as microtonal frets within one neck. The first two are
fretless followed by three coursed strings with frets in the
center section and three coursed drones at the bass side of
the neck. There is an option for equal temperament for both
coursed sections or additional quartertone frets in addition
to the equal tempered ones in either of the two coursed sections.
Both the body and neck is hollow yielding a dynamic sound not
found elsewhere. Nevertheless the instrument is surprisingly
free of feedback problems.
Options include a) 31" scale for low tuning similar to
baritone guitar or 24" scale high tune and b) piezo or
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Sitari:
(shown above): Also a double-necked instrument, the lower right
neck is a short scale sitar neck housing large curved brass frets
which are movable and removable. Unlike the traditional sitar the
frets here are fastened with decorative button head screws in place
of gut or twine for a much more secure positioning.
The second neck starts with the first string fretless followed by
three courses of steels within an equal tempered and micro-toned
fretting section similar to that of the Turkish Saz followed by
three drone strings. Finally, a set of sympathetic strings are also
added here complete with a "buzzy bridge."
Hollowbody and neck construction throughout. Electronics include
a Lace Aluma 90 for the sitar neck, RMC piezo for the second neck
and a internal piezo element housed within the body for acoustical
reproduction of all string elements throughout.
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