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Multi

20 string Archtop hollow-body Harp-guitar with 12 sympathetics, 2 sub-basses, and 6 main strings, Multi features a streamlined & ergonomic acoustic hollow body construction.  

 

 

"That is just unbelievably stunning!!!"
 

David Wren

Multi Thierry Andre Instruments harp guitar sympathetic strings and sub bass
At the Holy Grail guitar show 2015 - Estrel Berlin.
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Multi played by Jean-Marc Hébert (video). 
 
Multi was presented in 2 guitar shows in 2015. Here is from the Woodstock Invitational luthier showcase :

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Multi played by Kinloch Nelson (audio). 
 

Blue Jay Way (The Beatles song) - Kinloch Nelson
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Workshop view, Mutli back carving in process, 2015

Multi's body is kept thinner on bass side where it meets the player's ribcage. Similar to the back -cut- of a Stratocaster really...but here workedbut here worked in progression of the form.

(Below) Back carving complete, a few weeks prior to Multi's presentation.

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2nd presentation, a few days later in Berlin at the Holy Grail guitar show. 
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"Yes it is! This is the latest creation from my dear friend Thierry Andre. One of the most gifted, original, creative builders I know.

He is also one of the finest humans walking the face of this planet. If you do not know him.....you should!"

 

Michael Greenfield

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