DIY electroacoustic viol with sympathetic strings

[@earthshaker5991]

I am head over heels for this instrument. That sound is incredible.

[@omorsebrown]

Great project! I get the feeling that it would sound even better with a much bigger sound hole. The sound without the pickup sounds muted and I reckon it would be more open with a bigger hole.

[@baaadgoat1091]

I found this video as part of my research for building a junk/trash parts sympathetic violin. I'm inspired by Hindustani violin music. I'm not a musician but i absolutely have to try to build the thing and see what I can do with it.

[@andronikyegiazaryan3546]

Wonderful instrument, incredible playing !!

[@flygirl244]

Magnificent Lovely Sounds~ Great Job!

[@skylarkeast]

This is extremely inspiring! Thank you for publishing this genius project and its fruits.

[@orbitunderground4475]

VERY COOL!!! gorgeous sound!

[@vinnievincent2995]

I like your prototype craftsmanship.

[@ivoryconsort]

Bravo! You sound great, and the instrument is a success.

[@Bullski123]

The sound is incredible..!! The craftmanship dont matter much if it sounds good.

[@sarahspector5294]

Awesome instrument, and love your playing.

[@Wastelandman7000]

Sounds amazing. Especially amplified.

[@dudustickytricks]

Very cool! Have you posted an example of pizzicato? Very good job on the build concept, and beautifully played.

[@DANLAW_PROD]

Спасибо тебе за классную идею! Давно хотел сделать тальхарпу с ладами 😅

[@FrogToTheFrog]

Some varnish on that would make it look a w e s o m e

[@engineereedooengeneer567]

Amazing!I want to do it myself either

[@briansanderlin8336]

without the pickup it kinda sounds a bit like an indian sarangi! really amazing craftsmanship~

[@unrealbot3027]

More like an esraj

[@Bullski123]

The pickup is also worth alot more than the instrument itself....

[@ferrifet7267]

Wonderful stuff

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

That low note @ 2:10 no idea which it was but I felt it in my bowels

[@hondadeer]

brown note?

[@jfm-c2934]

this sounds amazing! better than the other homemade cello or less expensive cellos ive found online. do you have a video of the process for building it?

[@willhansen9497]

Darn, this is so cool… any chance you wrote down your plans when making this? I want to have a crack!! Haha

[@stormbound_guitars]

It certainly sounds great and that’s the important part! I’m curious about the tied frets… I know they’re common enough on a variety of instruments but since I’m here I want to ask… it’s not possible to do guitar-style vibrato with them, correct? And does the material on the back of the neck inhibit sliding? I suppose with practice you develop a playing style that works with them but it seems like they would be frustrating for a guitar player who is used to frets that don’t have these kinds of issues. Thanks!

[@58book]

Beautiful

[@grolgambe7724]

Really stunning!!

[@GalenHeffermanMusic]

nice one! I did not expect it to sound as good as it did. We've been trying to figure out how to get a violoncello da spalla with sympathetic strings made... (a cello d' amore? a hardanger cello da spalla?) An octave hardanger d' amore? Anyway not sure how we're going to make that happen... but dreaming. This is surprisingly nice sounding for a plywood box! Kind of incredible.

[@ゲンソウ]

I can make it

[@daflorettalamv6019]

make more! so cool

[@fearlabsaudio7815]

I want one

[@Myrzghe]

This is amazing! I want to make one myself, but I know nothing about the original instrument this is emulating. How is everything tuned, is there something going through the box to give the neck more strength, or is it strong enough just bolted onto the box? What kind of guitar strings do you use for something like this? Etc etc.. I hope you see this and can answer some of the questions, because I think I could make a pretty descent version of this with the cnc machines and laser cutters I have access to.

[@hellomate639]

You know, if you can do the neck and action, you should be able to do the rest. That's the most intimidating part of an instrument to me, getting the action and neck. The body? Fun, like a game, playing with the design and thickness. Neck? Just gotta be right.

[@RolandHutchinson]

Nifty, Liam! Yes, the strings and the bridge are critical to the sound even when it is to be played electronically -- but so is the player!!!

[@petercork7596]

Most interesting. I always knew you were a great musician but didn't realise you had such DIY skills. I suggest you head down the road and help your old lad who is fixing up his house and is a bit limited in his craftsmanship.

[@UsDiYoNa]

Sounds hurdy-gurdy-ish

[@twokool4skool129]

Sounds great. What was the pickup and amp that you used?

[@bh69videa]

Great idea and suprisingly good sound. How are sympathetic strings tuned ?

[@bearshield7138]

Far freaking out

[@MrBass4art]

Did you do video on how you made this instrument?

[@anniecruz186]

Cool! How long did it take to tune it with all of those string?

[@osobaum]

quality

[@blkb33]

Amazing mate. Check out the bazantar instrument created by Mark Deutsch if you haven’t already

[@gustavoarluna]

👏👏👏

[@unrealbot3027]

Without the pickup it sounds exactly like the Indian instruments esraj or dilruba

[@cloroxusthestainlessone4324]

I have no idea if I'll ever get a reply from this but; Where did you get the neck from? I can't work out for the life of me what instrument its from

[@Wastelandman7000]

What kind of pickup did you use?

[@SashaLuchik]

Цікавий інструмент та звук😊

[@filipnowicki1148]

this is serious

[@alaskanfrogman]

it's interesting... but even with the acoustic pickup module it sounds tinny. You'd have far greater and better results if you used some decent woods instead of plywood. Plywood has crappy acoustic properties because of the haphazard layering that plywood is comprised of. If you want a really nice sounding instrument then only solid woods will do. They don't have to be high quality or figured maple hardwoods or spruce... Spruce would be great. But even western red cedar has superior acoustic, resonant properties than plywood. Plywood just does NOT resonate well. You can buy decent and clear grained western red cedar at any hardware store that sells lumber. The same goes for maple. Thin slice maples for the sides of your instrument box would add more life and would deepen the bass and acoustic resonance. A single slice of spruce offset to the left or right would make a great bass-bar common in most violin type instruments. You can still make a box cello with "sympathetic strings. You would get far better results if you reduced the strings to 4 top strings and 4 sympathetic strings. The result would be more harmonious and easier tuning. Nice video... fascinating concept. Try making another with good tonal quality woods like those I suggested. Nice video, thank you for sharing.

[@EphemeralPseudonym]

plywood works fine if it's not this CDX hardware store stuff, although at the point where you get BB or better you're better off just getting some solid wood lol