Russian seven-string "quart" classical guitar (560mm scale, GCEGceg) with sub basses (F, A, B-flat, D)
1st (g) - Savarez Alliance KF50 - .50 mm / 0.0197 inches, Single String
2nd (e) - Savarez Alliance KF57 - .57 mm / 0.0224 inches, Single String
3rd (c) - Savarez Alliance KF71 - .71 mm / 0.0279 inches, Single String
4th (G) - Pyramid Lute Silver Wound 1010 (.02156) single string
5th – (E) - Pyramid Lute Silver Wound 1014 (.024) single string
6th – (C) - Pyramid Lute Silver Wound 1020 (.029) single string
7th – (G) - Pyramid Lute Silver Wound 1032 (.0385) single string
8th – (D) - Pyramid Lute Silver Wound 1015 (.026) single string
9th (B-flat) - Pyramid Lute Silver Wound 1019 (.0285) single string
10th (A) - Pyramid Lute Silver Wound 1020 (.029) single string
11th – (F) Pyramid Lute Silver Wound 1027 (.035) single string
What instrument are they played on: "This concoction is for a Russian "quart" guitar, which is pitched a perfect fourth higher than typical Russian tuning (i.e. DGBDgbd). The double neck version includes up to four sub-basses: F, A, B-flat, D. Note that the only sub-bass string that is lower in pitch than the strings of the fretted neck is F. These are on a 7+4 quart guitar made by Malyukov ca: 1936 (Ukraine). The instrument has a spruce top and maple back and sides."
Creator Description: "These strings give the guitar a lute-like quality, with a great deal of ring and sustain."
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