Had a couple of weeks off laid up with a pelvis/back injury, now on the mend thankfully and thought I should finish off a few projects now I can move again.
As a first tryout this has been relatively successful, it holds tune, is easy to play in either the traditional way on the lap or with the strap using the fold out shark fin. So far have tuned to A on the low string and E on the high, easy chords and bluesy feel. I am using heavy gauge flat wounds, 56 and 42 respectively.
Two old tele neck pickups from different manufacturers give a nice warm sound with a little subtle variation when switched with a standard tele plate
The third silent bracing string is a bit overkill, .7mm piano wire, I found that if I wound it up too much I could possibly rip the screws out of the neck pocket.
Not a brilliant finish, due to taking some bad advice but it looks ok in the flesh
A second one is brewing in the back of my mind, looking to correct errors and improve on this one. It will be off to Mongolia shortly for some locals to try out, we shall await their verdict...………
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