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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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.
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Realist RV4e electric-acoustic violin
Realist RV4e acoustic violin with built-in pickup.
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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.
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Rickenbacker 330/12 12-string electric guitar
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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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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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Samick Artist Series Banjo
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Samick Dobro style guitar
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Sanxian
The sanxian is a traditional fretless 3 string instrument from China with snake skin used as the head.
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Sitar
The sitar is an instrument of Indian origin.
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SSD NS-95 5 string bass guitar
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Suzuki mf300 mandolin
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Tanglewood TW45FC4 guitar
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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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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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Troubadour Gervaise mandola
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Tune WB-4 fretless bass
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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.
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unknown single string instrument
Looks a bit like an ektara or tumbi but has the second resonator at the back.
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unknown violin
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Washburn SBF-24 – solid body guitar with acoustic pickups
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Weissenborn inspired lap steel guitar
Weissenborn inspired lap steel guitar made from Blackwood by Andrew Charman-Williams
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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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Yamaha AEX500N-2 semi-acoustic nylon string guitar
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Yamaha BEX-4 semi-acoustic bass guitar