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

Paddy Burgin cittern
Peter Coombe A5 style mandolin

Peter Coombe A5 style mandolin. Red spruce top, Clara Walnut back/sides.
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.
Peter Coombe short scale tenor guitar

Peter Coombe 21″ scale small body tenor guitar. King Billy pine top, Blackwood back/sides.
Phin

The phin is an instrument from Thailand. It has 3 strings with a typical tuning of E A E. Like dulcimers it has diatonic rather than chromatic frets.
Phoenix nylon string guitar
Pipa

The pipa or Chinese lute is a traditional Chinese instrument with four strings. Typical tuning is A2, D3, E3, A3. One of the tuning pegs on this pipa is broken and needs repair or replacement.
PRS SE Paul’s Guitar electric guitar

PRS SE Paul’s Guitar electric guitar. Stoptail bridge, TCI “S” pickups with coil-split, 635mm (25″) scale.
Realist RV4e electric-acoustic violin

Realist RV4e acoustic violin with built-in pickup.
Regal Tiple

The tiple has many different variations depending on which part of America (mainly South America) they are from. The Regal tiple is of the North American variety developed by Martin in around 1919. It is similar in size to a tenor ukulele but has ten steel strings arranged in four courses. Typical tuning is A4/A3, D4/D3/D4, F#4/F#3/F#4, B3/B3. This tiple is currently unplayable as it needs repairs to the headstock.
Richard Wilson Blackwood tenor ukulele

Richard Wilson Blackwood tenor ukulele with K&K pickup.
Rickenbacker 330/12 12-string electric guitar
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.
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.
Samick Artist Series Banjo
Samick Dobro style guitar
Sanxian

The sanxian is a traditional fretless 3 string instrument from China with snake skin used as the head.
Sitar

The sitar is an instrument of Indian origin.
SSD NS-95 5 string bass guitar
Suzuki mf300 mandolin
Tanglewood tenor banjo
Tanglewood TW45FC4 guitar
Taylor 314-CE-L7 guitar

Taylor 314-CE-L7 Fall limited electric-acoustic guitar with Blackwood back/sides
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.
Troubadour Gervaise mandola
Tune WB-4 fretless bass
unknown bowed instrument

I have forgotten what this is so will have to find out. It is a single string instrument for use with a bow.

Possibly a rebab or rebaba which do have a wide range of shapes depending on which country they are from.
unknown single string instrument

Looks a bit like an ektara or tumbi but has the second resonator at the back.
unknown violin
Waldzither

An old Waldzither of unknown date and make.
Washburn SBF-24 – solid body guitar with acoustic pickups
Weissenborn inspired lap steel guitar

Weissenborn inspired lap steel guitar made from Blackwood by Andrew Charman-Williams
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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