John Francis: "Coral Sunset" 11 string alto guitar altgitarr
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Description of John Francis: "Coral Sunset" 11 string alto guitar altgitarr
John Francis performs his original work "Coral Sunset" for the alto-guitar May 10, 2007 at KCTU TV studios in Wichita, Kansas. Director/Photographer: Rick Dunbar. This particular alto-guitar was dubbed "Carollos" by the inventor, Georg Bolin of Sweden. Bolin did not like serial numbers. He built this guitar to order, in 1984, for late American guitarist and teacher Dave Markle. The alto-guitar (altgitarr or altgitarren) has 11 nylon strings. Its top six are pitched a minor third higher than standard tuning, like the Renaissance lute. It's five extra bass strings drop diatonically as F-Eb-D-C-Bb. This would be like D-C-B-A-G on a standard guitar. The extra basses are not usually fretted, but are played open. They may also be tuned to fit a particular key. The alto allows for the unaltered performance of Renaissance and Baroque lute literature, and opens new horizons for the guitar. http://sologuitarist.net/johnfrancis.html For more altgitarr videos search for Goran Sollscher here on youtube. For more info on this instrument you may visit the following: http://sologuitarist.net/altgitarren_links.html http://altoguitar.com/ *********************
