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Originally Posted by Truckjohn
That's pretty neat and it's a good looking instrument. Did I read correctly that you are using the traditional adjustable neck joint?
I know several Russians who play traditional Russian music on various instruments... None of them really knows how to play the 7 string... Their comments were always that affordable Russian guitars were junk... The most common descriptor was "they don't even burn long enough to make good firewood...." and there was just nothing else unless you were in an official orchestra and as such, could get a good instrument allocated to you.
The Asian ones at least offer a solid step up from the old soviet $10 or $15 ruble models, but as you pointed out - there's really nothing between cheap and really expensive bespoken instruments.
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Thanks, you are right, this instrument is really pleasure to look at and play also)
Yes, it is correct that we are using the traditional adjustable neck joint.
You know, it is a matter of habit on which kind of guitar to play, 6 or 7 string, or how you were learned, but if you play 6 string guitar it will no biggie to study playing on 7 string guitar.
Besides Russian singer Vladimir Vysotsky played on 7 string guitar
For many years, the seven string guitar was far more popular in Russia than the regular six-string Spanish guitar; the latter was a rarity in Russia before the revolution of 1917. The Russian guitar gained significant popularity in the latter half of the 19th century with the increasing popularity of guitar oriented "city romance" songs.