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harpe Member  Posts: 138 From: Annapolis, MD USA Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 04-26-2008 08:31
   
I recently came across a Stella guitar, the likes of which I've never seen before! Although it's not pictured in the 1923 Oscar Schmidt catalog, it is listed and described as "Model 403 Italian Style 10-string Guitar". These were offered with one sound hole for $4.00 and optional three sound holes for $4.50. Unfortunately, I haven't a clue how to string and tune this strange beast. Does anyone on this forum have any ideas? [This message has been edited by harpe (edited 04-26-2008).] IP: Logged |
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mr mando Member Posts: 1026 From: Heart of the Alps Registered: Apr 2001 |
posted 04-26-2008 08:58
Neil, what you have seems to be a "chitarra battente" which is usually tuned to A-D-G-B-E (head to toes), but you have to kep in mind that the tuning is re-entrant. The lowest string is the G which is the same as on standard 6 string, the highest is the E, which is also the same, and the ather strings are all inbetween those two. All the double courses are unisons (there are also chitarre battenti with some triple courses). For maximum effect, use unwound G-strings! The "chitarra battente" is used as a rhythm instrument to accompany songs and dances, so get together with a mandolin player and a 6-string guitarist and play those tarantellas! IP: Logged |
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harpe Member Posts: 138 From: Annapolis, MD USA Registered: Nov 2001 |
posted 04-26-2008 09:55
Mr. Mando, I had a feeling there would be someone out there who could help identify this instrument and tell how it should be tuned. Much thanks for your help! I can hardly wait to hear this thing! By the way, I found an old photo lodged inside of this instrument, showing not only a guy holding this instrument, but also a bagpipe player, a boy and a couple of their wine-drinking pals. Neil Harpe [This message has been edited by harpe (edited 04-26-2008).] IP: Logged |
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eskimo Member Posts: 3510 From: Midwest Registered: Feb 2004 |
posted 04-26-2008 10:21
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snakehips Member Posts: 1039 From: Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. Registered: Feb 2003 |
posted 04-26-2008 11:31
Hi there ! Funny looking bagpipes - not Highland bagpipes for sure IP: Logged |
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wardshorsehead Member Posts: 116 From: Registered: Oct 2006 |
posted 04-27-2008 00:20
Those pipes would be called a zampogna, I believe. (I have a friend with Zampogna as a surname, the only reason I would ever know this...) IP: Logged |
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Adrian Freed Member  Posts: 2360 From: Berkeley, CA, USA Registered: Oct 2000 |
posted 04-27-2008 10:29
Here is what these instruments sound like together: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h4Im_rnIQg IP: Logged |
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novice Member Posts: 74 From: uk Registered: Dec 2007 |
posted 04-27-2008 10:32
Is it just me.. The chap with the guitar.. If Amy Winehouse had been born a man? IP: Logged |
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