_Multi-Strings
Two 8-strings and a 12-string are represented in the Classical Gallery, and both a 10- and 20-string harp guitar are represented here. Both harp guitars are discussed at great length in Jon Peterson’s article, “A New Look at Harp Guitars,” in the Guild of American Luthiers’ Big Red Book of American Lutherie, Volume Two, pp. 334-337 and pp. 348-350; and my article, “Developing The Modern 20-string Concert Harp Guitar” in the GAL’s quarterly journal American Lutherie #99, Fall 2009, pp. 30-37 (www.luth.org). The 10-string harp guitar is also described at www.harpguitarmusic.com Gregg Miner’s website.
I have collaborated with several Portland, Oregon makers on various multi-string guitars, giving me the opportunity to design a variety of instruments I hadn’t the time to build myself. Experiencing this diversity has further deepened my understanding and informed my work. Two such collaborations bear mentioning: The landmark 20-string harp guitar mentioned above that was designed with John Sullivan (now deceased), who built it for John Doan (www.johndoan.com) in 1986; and another highly successful state-of-the-art instrument that was the result of working with Mike Doolin (www.doolinguitars.com) who built a 13-nylon string harp guitar for Muriel Anderson in 2003.
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I have collaborated with several Portland, Oregon makers on various multi-string guitars, giving me the opportunity to design a variety of instruments I hadn’t the time to build myself. Experiencing this diversity has further deepened my understanding and informed my work. Two such collaborations bear mentioning: The landmark 20-string harp guitar mentioned above that was designed with John Sullivan (now deceased), who built it for John Doan (www.johndoan.com) in 1986; and another highly successful state-of-the-art instrument that was the result of working with Mike Doolin (www.doolinguitars.com) who built a 13-nylon string harp guitar for Muriel Anderson in 2003.
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