The Instruments |
For those who are interested in this sort of thing-Here are the tools I use to create
the music. |
Taylor GC5-New in 2007. Mahogany back and sides, cedar top. This guitar is as clear
as they get. Taylor ES system and ELIXIR Nanoweb light strings. |
Larrivee C-05. This guitar is tuned to DADGAD. The mahogany back and sides
really bring out the drones in Celtic music. It's outfitted with a Highlander under
saddle pickup and ELIXIR Nanoweb Medium strings. |
Taylor Leo Kottke Signature Model 12 String. Perhaps the Holy Grail of 12 Strings
Tuned down 1 1/2 steps from standard to C#. It growls and rings without the "jangly"
sound of most 12's It's outfitted with a Highlander under saddle pickup
and D'Angelico 80/20 Medium strings. |
Oscar Schmidt Centurion Autoharp- I don't know the age of the instrument. I bought
it used from Maple Leaf Music in Brattleboro VT. to get the body. It was transformed
from a 15 chord Chromatic harp to a 12 bar single key Diatonic. Chord Bars
were made by Tom Fladmark. |
McSpadden Mountain Dulcimer. Generally Tuned D A D D |
Short Scale Bouzouki/Octave Mandolin. Hand-Made in Inverness Scotland by David Freshwater.
Tuned GDAD http://www.freshwater-instruments.com/ |
Just For Fun Liquid Black 5 piece Gretsch Drumset 1960's Zildjain Cymbals |
16 Inch kelticgrasshopper Bodhran-Birch with Goatskin head. Made by Dan & Meg
Sullivan, Agawam Ma. More about them can be found @ http://kelticgrasshopper.blogspot.com/ |