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ellisguitars.com ellisguitars.com.au http I play the 8 string resonator with a lower than usual action, especially considering that I use it for some bottleneck slide. The lower action means I can get a dirtier sound with the string slapping, against the frets/fretboard when I play. The string spacing / nut width specs are very similar to a 12 string guitar with the nut width being approx 50mm. Currently my tunings are: Main open A tuning from low to high AEAEAC# e/e This changes very easily to standard tuning with a low A bass string AEADGB e/e From the main open A tuning I can also very easily get to what I think the most practical tunoing for the general public – Open D tuning with a low A (this is how I played Jeff Martin’s 7 string), low to high ADADF# A d/d Since successfully showcasing the Ellis 7 string resonator (now the property of Jeff Martin of The Tea Party), Andrew Ellis and James Michael Thompson have been quietly designing, troubleshooting and eventually building what is truly a unique instrument and a world first. It is a Baritone Tricone Resonator guitar with eight strings, designed for bottleneck and finger-style playing. Thompson had previously been playing a regular six string National style resonator guitar for a short time before being asked to demonstrate Ellis’ unique 7 string resonator at the Frankston Guitar Festival in March 2005. Shortly after, the pair discussed coming up with something that could be even more curious. Thompson was using …
