Multi 2
Acoustic electric harp-guitar with 12 sympathetics, 2 sub-bass, and 6 main strings, graphite finish.
"Utterly astonishing!"
Clark Battle
Arch top guitar w/ 12 sympathetic strings and 2 sub-bass.
2nd of a very unique series of 2.
Sound, craftsmanship, design, functionality and art-factor ++
Geometry
Scale length : 25.125 inches neck pitch 0
Standard steel-string neck w/1.71 inches nut width
12 inches radius board @ 5th fret
Raised fingerboard, 20 EVO Gold frets medium crown
String spacing at bridge: 2.125 inches
16 inches low bout,
Body thickness at mid-point 4 inches / 2.5 inches under right arm
Photos: Anne-Marie Amyot
Multi 2 -Archtop guitar w/12 sympathetic strings and 2 sub-bass -2016 - Andre Instruments no.94
Dimensions: 108 x 41 x 10 cm
Scale length: 638mm
Neck width @ nut 43mm
String spacing @ bridge 56mm
Body length total: 107 cm
Materials:
Soundboard: Alska yellow cedar, with altitude Red spruce bracings
Back&sides: American poplar, monocoque
Neck: Spanish cypress, with carbon fiber reinforcements, and steel
adjustable truss-rod
Fretboard: West african ebony, with indian rosewood markers and
aluminium side dots inlay
Headstock: Spanish cypress, Indian rosewood, with bleached cow bone logo inlay
Bridge: Morado and carbon fiber
Tailpiece: Indian rosewood, ebony, aluminium, steel, carbon fibre.
Tuning machines: Gotoh stealth, black chrome
Nut: Camel bone
Saddle: carbon fibre graphite
Finish: Linseed oil, tung oil, and copal varnish (neck, back & sides)
Graphite dust and hand-polished nitrocellulose laquer (soundboard)
Pickups: Lindy Fralin split-blades, vintage output
Strings: D'addario EXP16, phosphor bronze and steel
Multi 2 played by Jean-Marc Hébert.
Beautiful Old-growth yellow cedar from Haida Gwaii B.C. (Canada) was used for the soundboard to Multi 2.
'Thierry André brought several examples of his work from his Canadian workshop at the Santa Barbara acoustic instrument celebration. The stunning silver Multi No. 2 is a 6-string archtop guitar hot-rodded with 12 sympathetic drone strings and two bass strings.'
