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Originally Posted by Snorse
Is there another reasonably full-range stringed (not accordions or pipes) instrument that's as portable as a guitar? I count resonators as guitars, btw.
The only thing I can come up with is the Irish bouzouki, but I am sure there are others out there.
I'd like to be able to break up a set with some different sounds, or just be out there doing something different.
Is anyone from the forum playing something unusual out there?
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Since I build and play open back banjo I'd add that to your list of possibilities. Clawhammer and two or three finger thumb lead are great techniques and can be used for a lot of different music.
I'd throw out good word for octave mando, too. Here's one I made from an old Kay body I carried around with me for 40 years. I bought a take off neck from a Taylor GS Mini off Reverb and used it for the conversion. I veneered the original head stock and added two extra GS Mini tuners.