2026-04-30 11:48 UTC
I've decided to go for it. I'm building a replica of Doubleneck de Poitrine. I've bought a 40€ #guitar and a 50€ #bass, laid out a rough shape and I'm gonna buy some #tonewood in a local hardware store now. It's a 17€ spruce plank, which I cut in three pieces and glue side by side to get the width.
I haven't decided on a couple of things yet. Firstly, I'm not sure if I want to reshape the headstocks to match the original #AngineDePoitrine instrument. I may even make it different on purpose. Secondly, do I refret the necks completely with identical frets, or do I buy the tiniest fretwire I can find, so that I can easily see where the standard notes and where the quarter-tones are. Again, depends on my decision to make an exact replica or not. I'm leaning towards making it my own.
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@tankgrrl@hachyderm.io 2026-04-30 22:38
@kauzerei YES! I was thinking just today while watching people on Youtube half-heartedly bend notes in imitation "Why isn't anyone else making this instrument!?"
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@a_cubed@mastodon.social 2026-04-30 22:52
@kauzerei @octothorpe If you're doing something like this, totally make it your own!