Author: a.charmanwilliams@gmail.com
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S. Yairi classical guitar
This was my second ever guitar of any type and I got it when I was in high school. The one it replaced was a cheap beginner one with dodgy repairs to a broken headstock.
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Maton 325 guitar
Maton 325
This was the first of my steel string guitars and is still a great old workhorse.
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Martin 5-15 Mahogany Top Size 5 “Terz”
Martin 5-15 Mahogany Top Size 5 “Terz” is a short scale guitar generally tuned a major third higher than standard.
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Jack Spira short scale guitar
Jack Spira short scale guitar. This was custom made for me and is a short scale instrument generally tuned a fourth higher than standard.
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Taylor 314-CE-L7 guitar
Taylor 314-CE-L7 Fall limited electric-acoustic guitar with Blackwood back/sides
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Charango
The charango is a small Andean instrument generally with ten strings (mine are nylon) arranged as 5 courses. Traditionally the back was formed from an armadillo shell but like most modern versions mine has a wooden back. Typical tuning is a re-entrant tuning of G4/G4, C5/C5, E5/E4, A4/A4, E5/E5.
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Cuatro
This is a Puerto Rican style cuatro with the more violin-like waist. It has 10 strings arranged as five courses which is one of the more modern versions. As the name relates to four other cuatros have 4 strings or 8 strings arranged as four courses. Typical tuning is B3/B2, E4/E3, A3/A3, D4/D4, G4/G4.
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Tres
The tres (Spanish for three) is an instrument of Cuban origin with 6 strings arranged in 3 courses. Typical tuning is G4/G3, C4/C4, E4/E4.
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Cavaquinho
The cavaquinho is a small instrument with the main varieties originating in Portugal and Brazil with the Brazilian ones like this being slightly larger. Typical tuning is D G B D.
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Wildwood Instruments dulcimer
Dulcimer by Wildwood Instruments from Australia. It has a pickup built in but no additional frets and a 690mm scale length.
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RMV Cavaco-Banjo
The cavaco-banjo is a cross between a cavaquinho or cavaco and a banjo and is also known as a Brazilian banjo. This instrument has a built in pickup and a plastic resonator. Typical tuning is D G B D though like many string instruments there are numerous variants.
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home made dulcimer
Home made dulcimer. 800mm scale length with 6+ fret.
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Apple Creek dulcimer
Apple Creek dulcimer with 690mm scale length and 6+ fret.
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Brüko baritone ukulele
Brüko baritone ukulele which is on the list for restringing (and ordering some uke string sets) as it has a broken string.
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Daniel Brauchli polymer string mandolin
A mandolin made by Daniel Brauchli from Australia. He calls this style polymer string or classical mandolin. It is fitted with a mixture of nylon and fluorocarbon strings. Western red cedar top, eucalyptus back, sides and neck and fitted with an under saddle pickup.
