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Topic: My new 12-neck Stringmaster |
Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 1 Feb 2013 11:27 am |
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A very rare find. A 12-neck Stringmaster in unused condition. Evidently it was special-ordered but the buyer never completed the arm-stretching exercises required, so he stored it under his bed.  |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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John Rosett
From:
Missoula, MT
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Posted 1 Feb 2013 12:34 pm
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This guy could play it:
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2013 12:35 pm
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Noice! he said in his local VT accent.
I had one of those.
The first neck is the only one played with a bar. All the rest just put out sympathetic overtones.
I wrote a great instrumental for it specifically, titled "Cacophony".
Alternately - All the necks are on the same level so if you want you can tune them all for a very extended chord and play it with a six foot long bar. Playing slants in tune is challenging though. I've heard Jerry Byrd could do it though. |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2013 12:37 pm
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| Is that a pac-a-couch I see in the background Doug? |
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George Piburn
From:
The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 7:55 am Similar Minds think alike ?
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Alan , we must be on the same wave link , I just got started on a new 12 neck, Stretch Arm-Long Model.
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Paul Seager
From:
Augsburg, Germany
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 8:40 am
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George,
I notice that one of the necks is set up for a left handed player. Or maybe he stands on the other side of the guitar!  |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Wally Pfeifer
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 9:47 am
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 You guys are way way behind times. Duke Ching
did this years ago in Hawaii with 7 (4+3) actual Fender necks
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Edwin Allen
From:
Windermere, Florida, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 10:16 am Wowee!
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 10:26 am
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| Doug Beaumier wrote: |
That would complement my 18 pedal Emmons nicely.
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With a string length that long you need extra pedals. You certainly can't do many slants except high up the fingerboard.  |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2013 1:04 pm Re: Wowee!
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The one and only Duke Ching! - Jack
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Carter & ShoBud D10's
D8 & T8 Stringmaster
Rickenbacher B6
3 Resonator guitars
Asher Alan Akaka Special SN 6
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 3 Feb 2013 10:50 am
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| From the photograph, it doesn't look to me like Duke Ching could reach the far neck. |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 3 Feb 2013 5:19 pm
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| I'm sure he could. But he'd be playing the inside neck with his |
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Paul Seager
From:
Augsburg, Germany
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Posted 4 Feb 2013 12:45 am
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| I'm sure he could. But he'd be playing the inside neck with his |
beltbuckle is the word I think you were looking for, Jeff.
Being European this is not a style I'm familiar with. I hear that its good for strumming but the technique required to play harmonics really requires dextrous use of ones
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Bayern Hawaiians: https://www.youtube.com/@diebayernhawaiians3062
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