janmaat Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Hi guys, I just found this website from Hamburg and wanted to share http://folkfriends.com/shop/showprodlist.php?grp=27 I like both the "Kofferbass" and the bass balalaika - finally found a source west of the Oder... Folkfriends seems to stock a lot more exotic stuff which one or the other might find inspiring. Greetings from Berlin J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earbrass Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Interesting. I remember seeing photos of a (presumably) home-made instrument with an electric bass guitar neck attached to a kick-drum as the resonating body. No idea what it sounded like, but it looked quite awkward to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Not a folk instrument as such; I play some Renaissance / Baroque lute and couldn't resist this theorbo / arch-lute recently; traded my best mandolin for it. I should have pictured it next to a P-bass for scale - it's 5' 9" long! - but eggshell-light. Courses should be double rather than single as is; I need to source or make some more tuning pegs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 [quote name='Shaggy' timestamp='1321038276' post='1434807'] theorbo / arch-lute [/quote] Top strap button behind the headstock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 [quote name='Shaggy' timestamp='1321038276' post='1434807'] Not a folk instrument as such; I play some Renaissance / Baroque lute and couldn't resist this theorbo / arch-lute recently; traded my best mandolin for it. I should have pictured it next to a P-bass for scale - it's 5' 9" long! - but eggshell-light. Courses should be double rather than single as is; I need to source or make some more tuning pegs. [/quote] I had this Lute pictured on a poster years back... 'It's not the size of your instrument, but how you play it'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janmaat Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 [quote name='Earbrass' timestamp='1321009043' post='1434248'] Interesting. I remember seeing photos of a (presumably) home-made instrument with an electric bass guitar neck attached to a kick-drum as the resonating body. No idea what it sounded like, but it looked quite awkward to play. [/quote] Bassix is building bass banjos, must be awesome! http://www.bassbanjos.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 (edited) [quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1321050264' post='1435024'] Top strap button behind the headstock? [/quote] Behind the lower pegbox for the fretted strings, not the upper one for the diapsons. Suprisingly comfy to play - effectively an ordinary tenor lute with part of a harp grafted onto it - but I wouldn't go busking with it! Billyapple - the brag above my avatar says all you need to know..... Edited November 12, 2011 by Shaggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Steve Wishnevsky in the States ( maker of the Wishbass ) also makes Mandobasses ( Bass Mandolin ) [url="http://www.wishnevsky.com/mandolinfamily.html"]http://www.wishnevsk...olinfamily.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Apple Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 [quote name='Shaggy' timestamp='1321115104' post='1435544'] Billyapple - the brag above my avatar says all you need to know..... [/quote] ...well, I have a very good friend in...etc etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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