Instruments

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.

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Full listing of instruments

home made dulcimer

Home made dulcimer. 800mm scale length with 6+ fret.
Ibanez AR420VLS electric guitar
Ibanez RGT1221PB electric guitar

Ibanez RGT1221PB electric guitar with hardtail bridge, DiMarzio Air Norton and The Tone Zone pickups, neck-through Wizard III neck.
Ibanez SDGR SR886 6 string bass guitar
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.
Kala U-bass bass ukulele
Katoh ALEX/CS classical guitar

Katoh Alex/CS classical guitar which is a modern interpretation of some 19th century style guitars. It is a small body guitar with spruce top and rosewood back/sides.
Kentucky 4 string electric mandolin
kit built dreadnought guitar

Andrew Charman-Williams dreadnought guitar – walnut back built using a kit
kit built OOO guitar

Andrew Charman-Williams OOO guitar Rosewood back and sides built using a kit
kit built tele thinline electric guitar
Kora

The kora is an instrument from West Africa with the body made of a gourd covered in animal skin. It has 21 strings and has similarities to a harp in that strings are not fretted, however playing techniques are very different to the harp. This one has guitar tuners rather than the traditional leather rings.
Lark in the Morning octave mandolin
Larrivee Parlor Guitar Maple Special Edition
Line 6 Variax 600 electric guitar
Liu Xi Violin
Lokanga voatavo (also known as Tzetze or zeze)

I think this is a lokanga voatavo (lokango voatovo) or tzetze or zeze which is a small African instrument. This one has 3 strings on a stick attached to a gourd.
Martin 00-15 Mahogany top 14 fret Grand Concert guitar
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.
Martin Backpacker guitar
Maton 325 guitar

Maton 325

This was the first of my steel string guitars and is still a great old workhorse.
Maton EBG808C Artist guitar
Maton EMD/12 Mini-Maton “Diesel Special” 12-string
Maton M125/12 12-string guitar
Michael Kelly octave mandolin
NS Design 5 string upright electric bass
NS Design NXT5a electric cello
NS Design NXT5a electric violin
Ohana 5 string tenor ukulele
Ome Juniper tenor banjo

Ome Juniper tenor banjo from Omsburg era with 12″ pot.
Oscar Schmidt Requinto

The requinto is a short scale relative of the flamenco/classical guitar from Mexico and Spain. Typical tuning is a fourth higher than guitar A2-D3-G3-C4-E4-A4. One of several instruments on the list for the next restringing session.
Oud

The oud is of middle-eastern origin and is a precursor to the lute. This one has 11 strings arranged in 6 courses. Common tunings are D2, G2/G2, A2/A2, D3/D3, G3/G3, C4/C4 or C2, F2/F2 A2/A2, D3/D3, G3/G3, C4/C4. Unlike lutes ouds are fretless.
Pacific Ukeleles Weissenborn style guitar

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