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Arnie Gamble

Stringed Instruments

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Our guitars are built in the traditional fashion. Spuce or Western Red Cedar are used on the top. While a wide range of rosewood or maple may be used on the back. The necks are constructed with either Honduran mahogany or Spanish cedar. We use three string lengths in general and the are: 550 mm short, 600 mm medium, 664 mm long.

See the building process.

Classical Guitars

Classical guitar by Arnie Gamble.
Classical guitar back by Arnie Gamble.
Classical guitar with maple back by Arnie Gamble.
Classical guitar back by Arnie Gamble.
Classical guitar head by Arnie Gamble.

Steel String guitars

Arnie Gamble string steel cutaway guitars.
Arnie Gamble string steel cutaway guitars.
Arnie Gamble string steel cutaway guitars.
Arnie Gamble string steel cutaway guitars.
Arnie Gamble string steel cutaway guitars.
Arnie Gamble string steel cutaway guitars.
Arnie Gamble string steel cutaway guitars.
Arnie Gamble string steel cutaway guitars.

Ten String Laudarra

Ten string guitar by Arnie Gamble.
Ten string guitar by Arnie Gamble.
Ten string guitar by Arnie Gamble.
Ten string guitar by Arnie Gamble.

The ten-string guitar, or LAUDARRA has four more bass strings added to the guitar. It is tuned down diatonically below middle “C”. The advantages to this arrangement are primarily that the extra basses execute chord inversions. On any stringed instrument, sympathetic vibrations from the unused strings enhance the resonance of the played note. With the Laudarra’s added four strings, all the notes in the chromatic scale receive an equal amount of assistance.

Eight String Bouzouki

Eight string bouzouki by Arnie Gamble.
Eight string bouzouki by Arnie Gamble.
Eight string bouzouki by Arnie Gamble.
Eight string bouzouki by Arnie Gamble.

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Located in Sacramento, California, we specialize in stringed instrument repair and restoration including neck resets, refrets and basic set ups. Authorized Martin Repair Service Center since 1978.

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