Thunderclouds: Have a listen to what the The Analogues did with their Mustapick Deep Baritone. Right now I'm building Jim an 8-string fan fretted guitar. The scale lengths range from 29" on the 8th string to 25" on the 1st. I sure had fun devising this unusual asymmetrical bracing pattern on the top. My strategy was to build in plenty of longitudinal stiffness in front of the bridge to withstand the tension of eight strings, and to leave as much cross-grain and general flexibility behind the bridge as possible. Stay tuned for recordings of this guitar in Jim Saxa's capable hands. I'm thrilled to be playing some part in this great music. Jim uses the 7-string I built him on the rest of the tunes at The Analogues site.
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