Category: Instruments
The stringed instrument part of the instrument collection of Andrew Charman-Williams. In addition he has keyboards, drums/percussion, harmonicas, tin whistles, saxophones and other instruments.
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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.
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Peter Coombe classical flattop mandolin
Mandolin made by Peter Coombe from Australia. This model is the classical flattop mandolin and has red spruce top, jarrah back and sides and opal inlays.
