home made instrument prototype no1 HAIDALINJO

i have called it the haidalinjo. due to the artwork on the box.i collect this sort of art , but this box was too round for anything else . i used an old broom stick ,an old mandolin bridge, two old banjo pegs and a metal rod for the nut
its not very loud but i am going to fit a pickup in it , it sounds great with a bottle neck but i will save that for amplification at the moment it sounds a bit indian
i have used the d and g string off of my ovation guitar as it needs a new set
i have no editing software working at the moment so this is straight from my camera .
sorry for poor quality could have done with a bit more light

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[dankoch2010]

This is great. Hard to believe a homemade two-stringed instrument could sound so cool.

[krabbers]

@dankoch2010 thanks there is a new video up with the pickup fitted

[plinthman]

Nice instrument. Sounds good. I've been wanting to build something like this for a long while now but never seem to get round to doing it.

[krabbers]

@plinthman thanks there is a new video up with the pickup fitted

[Leodorus]

Great sound Mike, you're very talented!

[krabbers]

@Leodorus thankyou 

[krabberscovers]

@thed0gfather it's tuned to 7th I have just refurbished it and put a pick up in it. I posted a video last week

[thed0gfather]

Awsome job. Ive made a two string for my daughters school project using the G and D string but did u tune them to G and D ?? I will post my vid wen shes painted it. Your advice would be great. Cheers mate.

[krabbers]

@karlmahlmann thankyou 

[krabbers]

@CharmedQuarkZ99 cheers for stopping by

[karlmahlmann]

Very cool sound. Some of those notes make it sound very eastern - but with a cool rock rhythm. I really enjoyed.