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 (4 replies)

Is that a gittern?

rollerbang@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 339d (3 replies)

Yes

Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 339d (2 replies)

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 😁