Instruments - Hamlel

The stringed instrument collection of Andrew Charman-Williams. I don’t have an exact count as it depends which instruments are included (there are some like cigar box guitars and some junk instruments that are not included here) but I have well in excess of 100 including a mixture of instruments that are more for decoration and interest such as most of the ones in the Other Instruments section as well as the guitars, mandolins and other western instruments I play. In addition to the stringed instruments I have various pianos and keyboards, harmonicas, drums and percussion, tin whistles, recorders, saxophones and other instruments and of course all the virtual instruments that reside in my computers.

Andrew Tatnell mandola

A mandola made by Andrew Tatnell mandolins from Australia. It has a King Billy pine top, tiger myrtle back, sides and neck, gidgee fretboard, ebony bridge and a K&K pickup.
Anuenue S20 Featherbird Classical Guitalele

Anuenue S20 Featherbird Classical Guitalele with pickup. Guitaleles are a hybrid between guitars and ukuleles with some being more like a ukulele with six strings and others a short scale classical guitar. This one probably leans more towards being a short scale guitar.
Apple Creek dulcimer

Apple Creek dulcimer with 690mm scale length and 6+ fret.
Artist Guitars Brownburst 58 X Anniversary semi-hollow electric guitar
Artist Guitars concert ukulele
Artist Guitars Gnosis 6 electric guitar
Artist Guitars MSL110 lap steel guitar
Artist Guitars parlour guitar
Artist Guitars Solaris Deluxe electric guitar
Artist Guitars TC59 electric guitar
Artist Guitars Tenor Guitar

Although called a guitar tenor guitars also have a lot in common with the tenor banjo or mandolin family being tuned in 5ths. I have it tuned CGCG or CGDA though I also like the low tuning GDGD or GDAE.
Artist Guitars tenor ukulele
Ashton CG-44CEQ electric-acoustic nylon string guitar
Ashton electric violin
Avenell JD guitar
Baglama Saz

The saz (or bağlama) is an instrument of middle-eastern origin. Naming conventions vary a bit but this larger saz is often known as a bağlama. I also have a smaller one known as a cura saz.
Balalaika

The balalaika is an instrument of Russian origin. It has 3 strings with a typical tuning of E4, E4, A4.
banjo mandolin

An old banjo mandolin by an unknown maker. Head is splitting along one edge so it could do with replacement but as it is mainly a wall-hanger it is not a priority.
Breakneck bowl lute – 8 course

Breakneck bowl lute which is an 8 course renaissance lute made in Pakistan. Renaissance lutes generally had between 6 and 8 courses with the highest course being a single course and the rest double with the lower courses often strung in octave pairs.
Bruceweiart mandola
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.
Brüko soprano ukulele
Canora Tenor Banjo
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.
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.
Cole Clark Fat Lady FL1AC guitar
Cole Clark Lapdog lap steel guitar
Cole Clark Offender electric guitar
Cordoba Stage Guitar – semi-acoustic nylon string
Cort 35 series – long scale 4 string bass guitar
Cort A5 5 string bass guitar
Cort Curbow 5 string fretless bass guitar
Cort soprano ukulele