Re: Why I went and got me one of these things
Lefty,
We used to have a "Mod's And Mutants" category in the photo section that unfortunately
seems to be gone since the crash but there are some interesting pictures of hybrid
instruments in the users gallery even an idea after my own heart ; someone rigged
a harp Stick (in Russia) that looked very well done. Yours would be interesting to see. Anyway with this new creative venture you are embarking on even if your stick is not a Stick you might want to stay close to the forum because inevitably questions will arise. In the beginning
the instrument is odd to most musicians because of the inverted bass and the tendency
is to want to change the bass strings so that they are descending like a regular bass instead of ascending as on the Stick. Many of us have crossed these trecherious waters and heard the
sirens call and I admit I switched too but I soon switched back. "inverted" up-side-down bass
is a very cool thing. So there are lots of good people here with clear ideas that cover
a wide spectrum...Are we not Stickists!
And maybe anticipating a future question
there are no "lefty" Sticks like there are no lefty pianos but you can string it any way you want
That is a Zen-Stick-koan-comment...
*j*
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