Jennifer and I have been working steadily on our album. She has penned a song which we both really enjoy, but for the recording it needs something special to really make it shine. We wanted the song to have a sound that you wouldn't normally hear today, it needed to have a 'ghost from the past' sort of sound. We knew what we wanted, but did not know of an instrument that could produce the sound. After mixing aspects from three different instruments, we knew the exact sound we wanted and how we wanted the instrument to be played, but this instrument would have to be custom built.
The search was on to see if a similar instrument was being made. After a bit of research, we found a luthier that was creating instruments with the exact sound and shape we wanted. I called him up and we discussed the specifics of what we wanted and if it was possible. After a brief discussion of the types of wood that would be used and the scale type, he began building the instrument.Can you guess what type of instrument this will be? I will be providing updates and photos of this instrument as it is being built. These two photos show the front body and the fret board.
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