The musical layout
Specify string material, fretted and open-string counts, tuning and whether the open strings will be plucked or used sympathetically.
Steel / Individual design enquiry
Steel Harp Guitar
A bespoke design enquiry for a fretted voice with additional open strings.
The playing brief
Begin with the idea.
A harp-guitar brief begins with musical purpose: the pitches of the open strings, the fretted range and how the two will be played together. This is an individually assessed design commission, not a fixed catalogue model.
Access and structure
The additional strings change the load and physical layout. Reach, balance, support and transport dimensions must be considered before the design is agreed.
A design discussion first
Feasibility, materials, specification, timing and price are established individually. No photograph here is presented as an existing Turkowiak harp-guitar model.
Workshop craft
A design conversation.
A harp-guitar brief begins with musical purpose: the pitches of the open strings, the fretted range and how the two will be played together. This is an individually assessed design commission, not a fixed catalogue model.
Discuss this designBefore you choose
A few useful answers.
Is there a standard harp-guitar model?
No fixed model or universal specification is offered on this page. Each enquiry is assessed around its musical and structural requirements.
Can I send sketches or a tuning diagram?
Yes. A string-by-string tuning plan, reference instruments and a description of your playing position are useful starting points.
Made for your playing
Your Steel Harp Guitar.
Tell us what you play, what feels right on your current instrument and what you would change. The specification, price and anticipated timing are agreed before the build begins.
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