On 06/06/2017 11:46 PM, Bod wrote:

My Snark digital tuner really helps with the twelve string but I
wouldn't want to tackle a harp.Now a harp and tin whistle duet would
be something to hear. Maybe 'Minstrel Boy'?

Add in bagpipes and you've got a band that would sound like music to
frighten even the devil ;-)
BTW, I've got two acoustic six stringers, one's a Gretch jumbo and the
other is a round backed Ovation. Sold my Telecaster when I gave up
playing in bands many moons ago.
Had a 12 string many moons ago, great sound, but I seemed to spend half
the time retuning it, so I sold it.
What 12 stringer have you got?

Epiphone DR-212. Mine is from Indonesia but i think the newer ones
are from China. It's not a Gibson Hummingbird but then it's not $3600
either. Comes right down to it I've got a J-45 I bought in '63 or so
but my go to 6 string is a Yamaha.

I mess around with whistles and an Irish flute but no way would I do
bagpipes. Maybe Uilleann pipes are a little more civilized but I
understand they are a pain in the ass to keep tuned. At least they
have more than nine notes. We have a local bagpipe band that shows up
at odd times. A little goes a long ways.



I've played a few Yammahas and they seemed ok.

I've even ridden a Yamaha and it was okay I wondered why a motorcycle
had a logo involving tuning forks but pianos were Yamaha's original
product. I don't know what their market share is for the various
instruments but I think they have the silver flute market cornered.
afaik they don't make bagpipes. The Japanese have some quirky Western
fetishes but that's not one of them.

Years ago i built a few dulcimers and I got the wood from Gurian, one of
the first high end guitar makers. I lusted after one of their guitars
until I went to a concert, maybe Baez, where the performer apologized
for the many tunings -- 'It's a Gurian. It's beautiful but the damn
thing won't stay in tune.'