Springtime (guitar)
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The Springtime is an experimental electric guitar with seven strings and three outputs. The instrument is created in 2008 by Dutch luthier Yuri Landman for guitar player Laura-Mary Carter of Blood Red Shoes.[1]
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[edit] Technical information
The string set up of the guitar is 1 bass string, 3 wounded guitar strings for the chords and a cluster of 3 unwounded string tuned off-key unison, causing a rapid vibrating tone. Each group of strings has its own individual output for three amplifiers to preserve tonal interference. The sound is simulating three musicians instead of one. The instrument also is applied with a so called tailed bridge (like on a Fender Jaguar) to increase overtoning possibillities. The electronics contain switches to change the 3-way system to stereo or mono if less amplifiers are available.
Landman handed over his prototype to Carter before their sold out gig on 19-05-'08 in the venue Doornroosje in Nijmegen, Holland.[2]
This is the first guitar created by Landman which is put in serial production. The reproductions have a red or blank body.[3]
[edit] Sources
- ^ Article on modernguitars.com
- ^ Youtube clip of Doornroosje where Steven and Laura mention the instrument
- ^ http://www.hypercustom.com www.hypercustom.com
[edit] Additional Dutch Sources
- Article on myownmusicindustry.nl
- Article on The Dutch Rock & Pop Institute website
- Article on VPRO's 3VOOR12 website
