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AGP #278 - ''Pud's Piccolo''
AGP #278 - “Pud’s Piccolo”
(Piccolo Block Rim Guitar) - Scale : 356mm / 14inches
Strings : .0 38NW / .024NW / .018PS / - Tuning: G / D / g /
The 8” Block Rim is recycled Spruce Pine, the top is Rawhide Kangaroo, the Neck is recycled ‘Piano’ Tulip Poplar, the Fret Board is Cypress Pine, and a 7.5k P90 Type Pickup situated hard under the Skin near the Neck is hardwired to the Jack, the Skin and Timber was stained with Coffee, while putting the skin on I used a large steel block to hold it on the opposite side to which I was stretching, this unintentionally left some black stains on the skin, which in hindsight I think adds a bit of a Relic’y look to it.
Originally inspired by a Shane Speal Piccolo post, but wasn’t sure about the 12½” scale, found that Ibanez make a 17” scale Piccolo, so decided to meet halfway with 14”, a common Mandolin scale, strung it with strings similar to the low 3 gauges on a Mandolin, and had big hopes as to how good it would sound, but “Alas”, it wasn’t as good as I expected, will experiment further with different strings, BUT!!, I’m open to suggestions from some of my learned friends out there in “CBG Land”
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Comment by AGP # on June 4, 2017 at 1:53pm
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Thanks James O, will also try the Dulcimer Strings, was thinking about heavier all wound strings but!, the advice I'm getting strongly suggests a lighter gauge!!
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Thanks Erasmo, will try that string combo, at the moment the unwound .018 does sound out of place with the 2 wound strings.
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Thanks Derek & 'UJ', sometimes the "Relic Look" just happens without even trying !!
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Comment by James O Lunsford on June 4, 2017 at 6:04am
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Man That sure is a Nice looking Build love the way that top came out looks great I would put Dulcimer strings on it and tune to DAD Key of D is My best Key for Vocals
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Comment by Uncle John on June 4, 2017 at 1:38am
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Love the look, Alan. Excellent.
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Comment by Derek Rose on June 3, 2017 at 3:13pm
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This looks great! Love the relic look.
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"Thanks Papa D & darryl kernaghan", yes Darryl been in a bit of building frenzy lately, just about to post another one, and then hopefully slow down a bit !!, I think I need to take a trip away and keep out of the shed for a while :-D
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Comment by darryl kernaghan on June 3, 2017 at 1:47pm
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Sweet AGP, man you're banging them out
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Comment by Papa D on June 3, 2017 at 12:30pm
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Love em AGP
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