This double-neck nylon-string guitar , built on commission in 1993, is a close relative of the harp guitar. The major difference is that a harp guitar is defined primarily by having an additional set (or sets) of un-fretted strings; they may or may not have something like a neck under them, but they are typically plucked open, each string providing one note (the note it's tuned to). This double-neck guitar has a main neck with six strings, like a standard classical guitar. It also has a second, fully fretted neck on the bass side of the main neck, with six strings tuned nominally an octave below the main strings (tuning can vary). This arrangement provides the basic set-up of a six sub-bass harp guitar, with the added feature of being able to fret the sub-bass strings.
This double-neck nylon-string guitar , built on commission in 1993, is a close relative of the harp guitar. The major difference is that a harp guitar is defined primarily by having an additional set (or sets) of un-fretted strings; they may or may not have something like a neck under them, but they are typically plucked open, each string providing one note (the note it's tuned to). This double-neck guitar has a main neck with six strings, like a standard classical guitar. It also has a second, fully fretted neck on the bass side of the main neck, with six strings tuned nominally an octave below the main strings (tuning can vary). This arrangement provides the basic set-up of a six sub-bass harp guitar, with the added feature of being able to fret the sub-bass strings.
Materials:
Western red cedar
Unknown tropical hardwood (possibly Brazilian Rosewood)
Mexican cedar
Ebony
Spruce
Tuning pegs: Schaller classic guitar and Gotoh bass guitar tuners
Finish: waterbourne polymer