I hear a lot of people say things like, “I have always wanted to play a musical instrument but I just don’t have a musical bone in my body.” I am going to prove you wrong. The attached video will show you an instrument that looks and sounds as unique as all of my other cigar box instruments. I call it a SlackStick. It is fretted like a dulcimer but held and played like a guitar. The cool thing about these is that they are impossible to play badly. There are no wrong notes!!! Unlike a traditional guitar, it is tuned to an open key. There are only the notes that pertain to that key so no matter where you fret the instrument it sounds like it belongs. You can create your own music effortlessly without have to think about where the notes are…it’s as easy as it gets.
Watch the video for more info and hear how it sounds!! This particular version is a short scale, meant to sound like a blend between a banjo, dulcimer and mandolin. Hope you enjoy.
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