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HAMMERED DULCIMER

   
Definition: Large trapezoidal zither with many strings in pairs, 3s or 4s stretched over long (sometimes individually moveable) bridges. Played with small wooden or cane hammers. Played in British Isles and North America. Closely related to the Hungarian cymbalom, German/Swiss hackbrett, Iraqi and Iranian santir (probably the origin of all of these), Indian santoor, Korean yangum and Chinese yang qin.

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Ashbury AW-10-E Weissenborn Guitar, Electro


Sapele top. Sapele back and sides. Belcat 4 band EQ unit and pick-up

Item ID: GR53027   Model No: AW-10-E   
    Product Features
  • Hollow square neck with a composite wood fingerboard Maple binding on body and neck
  • Single die-cast machine heads. Gauges .011 - .053s
  • This guitar is a slide guitar played with a metal slide or bottleneck
    Product Specifications
  • Nut width: 48mm
  • Width at 12th fret: 62mm
  • Scale length: 633mm
  • Max body depth: 80mm
  • Lower bout width: 394mm
  • Upper bout width: 265mm
  • Waist width: 234mm
  • Overall body length: 970mm
  • With Pickup
  • Made in: China
  • Model Number: AW-10-E
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Resonator Guitar Information


Resonator guitars all have a metal resonator cone or cones supporting the bridge which give the distinctive sound. The original tricone has three cones; the biscuit cone type, concave from the front has the saddle held in a wooden "biscuit"; the spider cone type has a cone convex from the front and a spider bridge straddling the cone. Each type has a quite different sound. They may have either metal or wooden bodies. The Triolian is a metal bodied example of the single cone buscuit design. A Dob ...read the full article
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Advice on Choosing Resonator & Slide Guitars


Round neck Resonator Guitars are usually played in the same wasy as an normal acoustic in an open D or G tuning. Square neck models are usually played with a steel and held horizontally on the lap or in front of the standing player with a strap. Lap steel style players generally refer to the instrument as a Dobro. We can't as it is a registered trade mark!

Other related instruments which are also used with a slide in open tunings include Hawaiian Guitar and Lap Steel. Both are solid body ...read the full article
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Ashbury
Ashbury: Professional quality range of Guitars, Basses, Resonators, Ukuleles, Mandolins, Banjos & Fiddles   View all Ashbury Resonator & Slide Guitars   View all Ashbury Products

Ashbury produces high quality traditional and acoustic instruments, including acoustic and electro acoustic guitars, and bass guitars, autoharps, fiddles, mandolins, banjos and ukuleles.

The range is designed for the beginner to semi-professional player, offering very playable instruments with high specifications for the best price. Ashbury instruments make an excellent and affordable upgrade from any entry-level instrument, and are constantly being examined and perfected to offer the best possible value in quality and materials.