Unusual instrument

Unusual instrument

Saw a wierd stringed instrument on tv last night - 3 bass strings and a set
of six strings in what looked like open chord guitar tuning on the same
neck. Frets ran at unusual angles to cater for the fingering/string
length....

Anyone know what this creature is??

Re: Unusual instrument

* w w w .novaxguitars . com /

or

* w w w .harpguitarmusic . com /

?


"Larry Shaw" <larry@local-angle . com > wrote in message
news:z_-dnZ_EG75_X4XVnZ2dnUVZ8tSdnZ2d@bt . com ...
> Saw a wierd stringed instrument on tv last night - 3 bass strings and a
set
> of six strings in what looked like open chord guitar tuning on the same
> neck. Frets ran at unusual angles to cater for the fingering/string
> length....
>
> Anyone know what this creature is??
>
>

Re: Unusual instrument

Larry Shaw <larry@local-angle . com > wrote:

> Saw a wierd stringed instrument on tv last night - 3 bass strings and a set
> of six strings in what looked like open chord guitar tuning on the same
> neck. Frets ran at unusual angles to cater for the fingering/string
> length....

Sounds like something Charlie Hunter would play.

> Anyone know what this creature is??

Probably one of Charlie Hunter's Novax guitars - although I thought his
had only 5 treble strings (8 in total)

* w w w .novaxguitars . com /sales/ch8.html

--- Derek

--
Derek Tearne - derek@url.co.nz
Many Hands - Trans Cultural Music from Aotearoa/New Zealand
* w w w .manyhands.co.nz/

Re: Unusual instrument

Thanks for that fellas.. Yep a Charlie Hunter model Novax.
LS

"Derek Tearne" <derek@url.co.nz> wrote in message
news:1ig9hkn.gwu8pr1gkjmrxN%derek@url.co.nz...
> Larry Shaw <larry@local-angle . com > wrote:
>
>> Saw a wierd stringed instrument on tv last night - 3 bass strings and a
>> set
>> of six strings in what looked like open chord guitar tuning on the same
>> neck. Frets ran at unusual angles to cater for the fingering/string
>> length....
>
> Sounds like something Charlie Hunter would play.
>
>> Anyone know what this creature is??
>
> Probably one of Charlie Hunter's Novax guitars - although I thought his
> had only 5 treble strings (8 in total)
>
> * w w w .novaxguitars . com /sales/ch8.html
>
> --- Derek
>
> --
> Derek Tearne - derek@url.co.nz
> Many Hands - Trans Cultural Music from Aotearoa/New Zealand
> * w w w .manyhands.co.nz/
>