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thing 23: rotten stick tension guitar
Continuing to explore the variable tension theme from yesterday: the rotten stick tension guitar uses a hand lever to stretch the string and thus set the pitch. I had that bit of coconut leftover from the banjo, so I used it as a sound radiator. The walnut on the other end is for comfort when you prop the guitar up against your belly (the recommended playing posture).
It sounds kind of like this.
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i like the way it sounds… sometimes it sounds like one of those chinese instruments (name starts w/ a ‘z’ i think but i can’t remember. you probably know what i’m talking about though)… i love that you have made an instrument every day for tad… they are all so interesting and creative…
Sounds great, looks great!
this beats the overpriced Whammy pedal any day
Hey there. I’m kind of trying to do this same instrument, for a musical project I’m in. I would like to know how did you do this rotten stick tension guitar exactly, so I can build something like it. I’m going to be happy if you help me. Here’s my e-mail:
ciroandrade.93@gmail.com