6+ strings classical guitars?

[DariaS]

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[riffmeister]

I like paul Galbraith's somewhat radical approach.

[ZippyChip]

For some reason, I immediately bypass guitar videos when the guitar has more than 6 strings. It may be simply a traditional issue for me.

[DariaS]

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[Craviola]

I do like some extra strings, enjoy.

Perfecto De Castro talks about his 10-string Guitar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV5-QTi2Oo4

ADIOS LATINOS, 10 String Guitar, Pascal JUGY / Performed by Andreas HILLER.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy75CStFPlE

Silent Night on a 10-string guitar by Hermann Hauser I, 1913 (I love this guitar)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6QPqbYSB4s

[Ct20]

Craviola, thanks for posting the discussion of his guitar by Perfecto. I never really thought of the extra strings as being a source of increased resonance for the standard 6 strings even when only playing on the 6.

[tkoehler1]

I really like the sound of some of the multi-string pieces. Stephen Bright does some medieval type music which sounds wicked with the extra bass - there's a bunch of his MP3 samples here http://www.cathedralguitar.com/MP3.html.

From the player side it's more daunting. I'm a mediocre player who is intimated by the extra strings. I've been thinking about this guitar:




It's a Bartolex. I like the cutaway and soundport, and it's available at Cathedral Guitar for about $2400. What's stopping me is how am I going to learn how to play it? I'm a hobbyist who can't read music. What would be best for me would be music with tablature, however I cannot seem to find any 10 string tab!

TK

[s2y]