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alan stassforth

Post subject: Phin????????????

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 8:58 pm

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A friend wants me to build one of these for him.
Anybody know anything about these?
Tuned to D-A-D, so it be a 3 string.
He has a cheap one I can imitate some of the stuff.
Maybe build it with the Padma wishbone style of construction?

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Ian Cunningham

Post subject: Re: Phin????????????

Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:16 pm

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Looks like a McNally Strumstick from the Classical Era. Personally I'd just build it like any other instrument, or make the frame out of a single piece of wood and hollow it out like a PRS hollow body and attach a neck, top, and back to that.

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crich

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Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2011 9:21 pm

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You could have a lot of fun with the headstock carving! Clinton

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WaddyThomson

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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 11:07 am

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Quine

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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 2:37 pm

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Souvenir from Thailand?? How about an electric one?
Nice thing about exotic instruments....it doesn't matter how you build it because no one knows how it should sound. (unless you live in Bangkok I guess)
Just have a convincing spiel ready if people ask about it pizza

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StevenWheeler

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Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:53 pm

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Now that's just too wierd.
The book John Ressler just finished is how to build one of those using wishbone construction, and I've been thinking on making an electric version.

See this thread for a link to the book http://luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=30928

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alan stassforth

Post subject: Re: Phin????????????

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 10:20 pm

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WaddyThomson wrote:

You have strange friends!

I know.
And, they're all like that.

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