First time stringing test. The headstock joint holds up so far, but the instrument makes strange horror movie noises.

I'll record a sound sample as soon as the strings have settled.
Edit: I got it to stay in tune for a few seconds!
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Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 339d
Is that a gittern?
rollerbang@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 339d
Yes
Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 339d
Very cool! Are you keeping it or selling? Do you play early music?
alleycat@feddit.org · 4 pts · 339d
This one I consider a prototype, so I'll keep it to see how it holds up long-term. It's a copy of the Wartburg castle gittern, the only surviving (real) gittern.
Sooner or later I'll have to sell some instruments, or I'll run out of space in my home. ; ) But I have no idea how to go about that, honestly.
As for actually playing - since I have a day job, I have to pick and choose between making instruments and actually playing them.
rollerbang@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 339d
I'm not OP, I just looked at his earlier posts 😁