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Shit, didn't read the full thread, totally missed this. Sorry for repeating you, Muttley. :o

Stiff and brittle don't come into it. Read this, it's a great explanation: http://www.noyceguitars.com/Technotes/Articles/T3.html Like Lt. Bob said, pitch is governed by the interplay between tension, length and mass (what I'd call mass per unit length).

If the tension is the same, but the frequency (by which I think you mean pitch :confused:) has been altered, then mass per unit length or vibrating length would have to alter somehow. Which wouldn't happen. Even on a molecular level

Personally, I doubt I'd be able to tell the difference, but I'm sure some people here will have more cultured ears than me.

Danelectro 12 strings sound and play great, in my experience. I don't own one, but have played plenty of them, and they would be my first choice for an electric 12 every time. The fact that I'm poor only has a small part to play in this decision.

Wow, that's seriously impressive. The pipe organ sounds cool - very adventurous. I can sort of sympathise with the guy who put the electric machineheads on the lute - years of dabbling with ukuleles has left me with a deep and abiding hatred of friction tuners. Yeah, kidnap Muttley and get...

30 or 40 seconds! I take it you're not a smoker. So, what other interesting instruments do you own/play?

You heathens, the drones are the best part :D Seriously, I love the sound of the pipes. And the hurdy gurdy. MSH, by didg do you mean didgeridoo? And if so, can you do the circular breathing thing? I tried it, drove me mad.

:D There's a famous music pub on the west coast that used to have a sign behind the bar saying "Bodhrans - best played with a penknife." So you don't like tenor banjos? I should probably admit that I dabble...:o

I'm here! That uke kit is great. I'm just trying to psych myself up to put the bridge on. Other stuff got in the way of me finishing it, but I think I'll go back to it now. Regarding bodhrans - they're nasty, unpredictable, needlessly expensive little instruments. I have a very nice one that...

Very nice. Love the accompanying guitar. Well written piece.

"Polk Salad Annie, the 'gators got your granny, chomp chomp chomp." -Tony Joe White. Good to see you back.

Shoot DavidK a PM. He's a pretty serious symphony player, and he knows his stuff. I have a Stentor Student One also - never tried to record it, though. What's causing you problems?

Beautiful!!! That's seriously impressive. All I have is a simple little Kalimba that I'm working on at the moment. Can I post that?

Thanks for the advice, I'll most certainly bear it in mind. When I get the funds together, would it be cool if I asked you about the particular models I'm looking at? Yeah, Louis is a great guitarist. He taught a friend of mine, and by all accounts he's an absolute gentleman.

Well, it all started nice and simple when I was listening to Wes Montogomery and Charlie Christian, but then it took a turn towards the more left-field, with Bill Frisell and Marc Ribot. Oh, and Louis Stewart, although I don't know how well-known he is outside of Ireland. I've seen Marc Ribot...

Just half thinking, at the moment, but I'd definitely like to pick one up at some stage. I've been getting into jazz more and more, and I think that spurred my interest.

Purely out of curiosity, when dealing with solid top archtops, is the difference between a carved top and a pressed top hugely noticeable? I know that other aspects of the build come into play, but is there a general rule of thumb that states that one method is better than the other? It seems...

Quit making trouble. :mad:

You're on the right track, but not quite there - Playing the C major scale over a piece in G would be G mixolydian. Playing the F major scale over C would be C mixolydian. Best of luck with your harmonica playing - I've never been any good at the damn things!