Steel Board Tuned Koto

[Roy Thomson]

I hope I don't get in trouble with this
one as it is way out there.

I made a Steel Board and put 12strings on
there tuned to the Koto Pentatonic scale.
This is within the last two weeks. I add
a mike on the brace under sound hole.(see pic)
Great for experimenting!
Bill Hatcher you can make one of these
with a pine board for less than $50 bucks.
It would make a nice portable 14 string
travel instrument?
Link to Koto Steel with a shade of Dan Bua
http://www.mediafire.com/?njm3x54n3xl




For the brave hearted only

[Thomas Cross]

Hello Roy, What did you use for the Nuts? tfc

[Mike Neer]

That is lovely, Roy. I used to have a toy koto lying around here somewhere.

[Roy Thomson]

Thanks Mike!

Thomas..those are peices of hardwood
inserted in metal.

Roy

[Bill Hatcher]

One of the coolest things you have ever done here!! I like the sound of it so much!!

Your pinblock approach is also very cool. Have you ever wound any BIG strings on a pin set up...like .070 and up??

Great idea Roy.

[Roy Thomson]

Hi Bill,

I have not gone beyond a .070.
You have to drill the hole in the
pin to size..which is no big deal.

I should note that I inserted maple
under the pine on the pin end to
prevent slippage.

Thanks for the comments and chiming in.

Roy

[Richard Terry]

That's really fine Roy. A beautiful sound. Magic.

Thanks