Swedish kontragitarre

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Comment by Håkan Wasén on March 19, 2013 at 15:20

P.S. I have added a profile picture. It is me with a very special rebuilt violin with four drone strings. Usually there should be a lions or a dragons head instead of the scroll but being a Jaguar owner of an old one MK2-.62 I copied the jaguar instead..

Comment by Håkan Wasén on March 19, 2013 at 15:16

I have sent two soundclips to the administrator.I do not know how to upload them from my computer, as they onky are sound and not have been published at  You tube. Hope someone can work it out.

Comment by Håkan Wasén on March 19, 2013 at 14:57

Comment by Jelma van Amersfoort on March 19, 2013 at 9:57

I would love to hear some sound recording of your replica, the one with the curly head,  if that is possible...

Comment by Håkan Wasén on March 18, 2013 at 23:23

No only one with a 6-string. An antique dealer clams that he has got an other of the Strindberg guitars but I am very dobtful about that.I looked it last satyrday and that one is really in a poor shape.I doubt that the bottom,where theres is written that he has owned is the original one. I took a picture of the dealer and his guitar anyhow

Comment by Jelma van Amersfoort on March 18, 2013 at 21:25

Comment by Rob MacKillop on March 18, 2013 at 18:18

Wow, Strindberg played a 10-string guitar? I never knew that. Any pictures of him holding one?

Comment by Håkan Wasén on March 18, 2013 at 16:23

We do not know but this guitar belonged to Swedens most famous author August Strindberg. It was donated bu us,the luthier association Sträng och Stråke and the Strindberg family association(my great grandmother was his cousin) to the Strindberg museum this Saturday.At the same time thera was a concert at the replica.It sounden so wee.soft silvery almost lika a lute. I will se if I can upload a pice of the concert.And now I have got another 10-stringed from the 1890-to take care of.

Comment by Jelma van Amersfoort on February 20, 2013 at 21:48

Nice! Who made the original? It is a very beautiful design!

Comment by Håkan Wasén on February 20, 2013 at 21:26

Here You have som photos.More will come after the concert.