The 8-String Brahms Guitar
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- Redmond O'Toole talks about his 8-String Brahms Guitar and why he chooses it over the regular 6-string.
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Thank you all so much for watching!
I love the fact that there is this dude who roams the Earth with this absolute freak of an instrument and approaching it as a tool not a gimmick. Makes me wonder what amazing weird stuff is out there
theorbo
Check out Paul Galbraith's 8-string performances too!
th-cam.com/video/0rX5tTiXrH4/w-d-xo.html
Does it djent though?
Same here DOES IT DJENT?
Yes.It djents everytime presented, ladies and djentlemen.
No it doesn't. This 8-string is so above your lowly djent.
lmao nerd
Leon Todd barely djent....😂😂
As a 8 string fanned fret electric guitar hobbyist/player, who's not trained or educated in music. You inspire me to find out more (about music and what sounds I can create on my instrument).
Brilliant! That is what we're trying to do, educate and inspire. Thanks a million for watching.
Guy Best .. Sqaqwxsz
Guy Best search Paul Galbraith.
Arrogance has a new name - Guy Best!
He's the only person I've ever witnessed who didn't simply compare the fanned frets to how pianos are built. What a maverick.
The instrument sounds beautiful, especially in the hands of Paul Galbraith. Congratulations on being an innovator and creator.
Play Wonderwall.
hahaha priceless!!!
But why play Wonderwall when he could play FREE BIRD!
Frreeeee birrrrddddd *slosh*
Today was gonna be the day..but he played naught at all
A Brahms Guitar is a Standard 8 String Guitar Redmond, the only thing not so Standard about it was the way Paul Galbraith tuned it to it is not a Standard Tuning (F# B E A D G B E) But instead tuned to a Descant (8 Course) Lute Tuning (B E A D G B E A)
Standard Descant Lute Tuning:
Medieval
3 Course: B³ E⁴ A⁴
4 Course: G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴
5 Course: D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴
6 Course: A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴
Renaissance
7 Course: E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴
8 Course: B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴
9 Course: F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴
10 Course: C#¹ F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴
11 Course: G#⁰ C#¹ F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴
12 Course: D#⁰ G#⁰ C#¹ F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴
Baroque
12 Course: D#⁰ G#⁰ C#¹ F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ G⁴
13 Course: A#-¹ D#⁰ G#⁰ C#¹ F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ G⁴
14 Course: E#-¹ A#-¹ D#⁰ G#⁰ C#¹ F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ G⁴
15 Course: B#-² E#-¹ A#-¹ D#⁰ G#⁰ C#¹ F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴
16 Course (Theorbo): C¹ D¹ E¹ F¹ G¹ A¹ B¹ C² D² E² A² D³ G³ B³ E³ A³
16 Course (Archlute): C¹ D¹ E¹ F¹ G¹ A¹ B¹ C² D² E² A² D³ G³ B³ E³ G³
17 Course (Theorbo): G⁰ A⁰ B⁰ C¹ D¹ E¹ F¹ G¹ A¹ D² E² A² D³ G³ B³ E³ A³
18 Course (Theorbo): F⁰ G⁰ A⁰ B⁰ C¹ D¹ E¹ F¹ G¹ A¹ D² E² A² D³ G³ B³ E³ A³
22 Course (Theorbo): G-¹ A-¹ B-¹ C⁰ D⁰ E⁰ F⁰ G⁰ A⁰ B⁰ C¹ D¹ E¹ A¹ D² E² A² D³ G³ B³ E³ A³
23 Course (Theorbo): D-¹ E-¹ F-¹ G-¹ A-¹ B-¹ C⁰ D⁰ E⁰ F⁰ G⁰ A⁰ D¹ E¹ A¹ D² E² A² D³ G³ B³ E³ A³
Standard Guitar Tuning:
3 String: G³ B³ E⁴
4 String: D³ G³ B³ E⁴
5 String: A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴
6 String: E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴
7 String: B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴
8 String: F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴
9 String: C#¹ F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴
10 String: G#⁰ C#¹ F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴
11 String: D#⁰ G#⁰ C#¹ F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴
12 String: A#-¹ D#⁰ G#⁰ C#¹ F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴
That sound is sensational!
Definitely check out more of Redmond O'Toole; he's got a couple of youtube videos up. Also, check out Paul Galbraith a very big name is Brahms guitar playing.
An artist and a scientist . Great presentation skills too.
Wonderful demonstration and lecture on the the strengths and drawbacks of this type of guitar. Thank you, Redmond.
Brahmshuggah.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤘🤘🤘😀😀
Animals as Brahms
YES
My right ear feels lonely.
cut it off then
Which one of us is wearing our headphones backwards?
@@jamesdavies3226 I don't know about you, but I'm mostly hearing it on the left ear, so my right ear feels lonely because it can't participate in being treated with sound.
I played an 8 string classical for many years before I moved on to a 10 stringer. I went through three different tunings and there is only one tuning I would recommend for the 8 stringer as they are commonly made. That would be a tuning of A, D, G, C, F, a, d, g Low to high. This is actually extended bass range 6 string Lute tuning. Very good for playing Lute music and dropped D guitar music.
But when you capo the 2nd fret you get a tuning of B, E, A, D, G, b, e, a, Low to high. Two tunings on one guitar for the price of one guitar!
Interesting!
fernsemer very helpfull!
fernsemer - so you tune plain standard 8-string dropped by 2 semitones
As an instrumentmaker and musician, whose wife is an ergotherapist, I can say that this playing position is much better ergonomically than the classical position. Sounds good too.
I don't know anything really about music and I don't play (yet), but a while back, I thought it was strange how there didn't seem to be any acoustic 7 or 8 string guitars around, or at least they weren't popular, because I felt like the extra range could be used in so many more ways than what they commonly are, not that I generally dislike that most people do with them.
I'm pleased to be proven wrong and I love the way it sounds with the extra strings all ringing at once.
Beautiful instrument. Thanks for the explanation, very helpful. Thanks.
I'd like to hear one in person. I suspect those deeper strings would generate good overtones if tuned correctly. Very nice presentation.
Great musician! Saw him play at my university in Portugal, great guy too!
the most complicated explanation of fanned frets
the most incorrect
Incorrect how?
Michael Checco
,
what you will explain about fanned frets ?
take a look inside a piano & you know instant what's going on...
Jack Orion it’s for the tension on each string. I saw a vid that explained that simply.
You prolly dont give a shit but if you're stoned like me during the covid times you can watch all of the latest series on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my girlfriend for the last months xD
"It's the turd guitar he's built for me." Wow, not a high opinion of the guitar? :)
LMAO
Third, it's called an Irish accent dumbass.
r/woooosh
someone didn't get the joke
@@leothecuisinart Somebody can't tell a good joke
So this is kind of like a 6-string bass in that it has an extra high and low string, correct?
Seems to be so. Its a normal guitar with an extra string on each side, and if 6 string basses are made in a similar manner, then it appears to be the same.
ive never seen this whole "spike with resonator box" setup--that's pretty interesting
I always wanted to be capable of playing guitar, I'm currently a pianist and cellist. Now I know that there is this type of guitar. This video is kinda tempting me to know more about that Brahms guitar, and, moreover, even to have one someday 😻
George Van Eps was a true master of the 7 string.
I'm sure Redmond and Paul Galbraith have met. Paul has been playing his eight string for 25 years or more. It too has a soundbox.
In case anyone want to know... seven (not eight) string guitars are pretty common in traditional Choro anda Samba music here in Brazil: th-cam.com/video/pUgSr2-ifnY/w-d-xo.html
Superbly produced but not a word that the whole idea was the work of Paul Galbraith and David Rubio in the mid 1990s. That seems remarkably disrespectful.
Silly question I know ,but is it not difficult obtaining strings for these guitars?
Very interesting video. But I couldn't help notice that there is no explanation of the the name 'Brahms Guitar'?
Hoo! As a cellist, can't help but think she is a thing of beauty!
That is cool your right arm is resting on the lower bout. That usually muffles the sound and bends sharp
Amazing how it all comes together 🎻🎼🎵🎶🔊
Great video Redmond.
That's interesting, I have to try that with my classical 6 string guitar!
Nice representation!
Narciso Yepes had his own style of guitar too.
I'm an electric blues guitarist but considering I'm not a fan of acoustic guitars or 8 string guitars this is amazing
This is a classical guitar (nylon strings), not a regular acoustic
@@pedrosilvaproductions I know
Why is it called the Brahms guitar?
If I remember, called Brahms guitar because Paul Galbraith were the precursor of this guitar, and he does arrangements of any pieces by Johannes Brahms.
Sorry for any grammatical mistake.
@@DarthVerde correct
hello. I wanted to ask you a question. How long is the length from the bridge to the nut of the first string of this guitar? Thank you.
fun facts: russian classical guitar uses 7 strings tuned to an open chord with a low B. before the 19th century, guitars used to have 10 strings (5 pairs tuned to unison, tuned ADGBE). as unorthodox as it is seeing a classical 8 string, it makes sense for the true extended range tuning from low B to high A, at least, it makes more sense than modern electric 8 strings in my mind. going down to F# is pretty excessive in terms of low pitch, and when steve vai designed his 7 string with ibanez, at first he wanted a high A string, not a low B. it's just that the tension the string was under kept breaking, so ibanez and vai scrapped the idea and went the way of the russian guitar.
I am using my 8 string classical like brahms guitar. But I can't find much song to fit in. Open high A sometimes help, and using low B,C and D notes instead of higher bass notes but I can't use all strings like 6 string songs. Any idea and repertoire(maybe a website or book?)
I'll ask Redmond (the guitarist in the video) to see if he can recommend anything but, for what it's worth, you should consider making your own transcriptions and arrangements. That way, you'll be gaining a valuable skill and really putting more of yourself into music.
John Dowland is always a good place to begin, as you can play the original lute tab as is. It's like having a renaissance lute in A . Gets you used to the extra strings. There is no real website or book as yet, it is just not popular enough at this stage. Then look at what Paul Galbraith and I have recorded maybe and head out from there.
th-cam.com/video/6emElQDVqF4/w-d-xo.html
That's JS BACH 12 mn (classical) Adagio+fuga , better than nothing and a good start for finding the chords and arpeggio you can do ... Keep working that soundfull n beautiful instrument and i guess your inspiration will come ...only way to improve your playing anyway .
Amazing! What a great presentation.
This video has numberphile energy
What kind of string did you use as the 1st to be able to tune in to high A?
Cool 🎸. Wish there had been more playing than discussion
Guitar players we are obsesed with expanding the range of the guitar, and we always think on extra bass strings. But if you compare any piano score with a guitar score, the diference lays mainly on the treble notes, more than the bass notes. So
I came up, 2 or 3 years ago, with the idea of a guitar tuned up a fourth with two extra low notes, E and B, like your guitar ( nothing new, I play ancient music, archlute, renaissance luth, vihuela...), but with the idea of playing regular classical guitar repertoire up a fourth, not always ,but almost. If I want to play in regular tuning, with an extra A high string, I just have to tune the 3rd string to B instead of C, like you do. How I didn´t think of it before? The music will sound more natural, more treble, out of the tenor range of regular guitar, and if I don´t like it, I can tune 3rd string to B and play it like you, using first string to avoid going up the neck. I was thinking on fan frets too, like the Orpharion, an instrument that I really love. I have not yet comissioned my ideal guitar ( €€€), but I hope it will be soon.
My question is, how on earth do you get a nylon ( or metal) string to reach a high A? It seems to me like a regular guitar scale. How long is the first string?
With your Brahms guitar you can play all the wonderful renaissance luth and vihuela repertoire much easier than with a regular guitar
antonyyul cool story, want a medal?
dude?
antony, I recommend checking out little tybee. josh martin, the guitarist, has an extended range electric guitar that allows him to hit higher notes and it works great
Fantastic sound!!!
Sounds like a very fine guitar, but why no mention of Paul Galbraith, without whom........
man please make some videos for the chords extensions and uses because there are not a lot players like you on the internet
I have a Customized Multiscale 8 String Acoustic.
What would be really cool is if you redesigned a Viol de Gamba, and tuned it exactly like a guitar. Therefor it could be bowed as well as strummed. That would lift the Guitar to another level of excellence.
The string tension of bowed strings is much higher than the one of plucked strings, so this can't happen.
saw this guitar when I was browsing for 8 string electric guitar I'm impressed I'd never thought about a tuning like this, it's still is 2500€ which is a shame though, I'd love to put my finger on it one day
This is awesome! I dont have an 8 string guitar but.... Where can I get high A nylon strings... I cant find them anywhere.
Darren try a website called 'Just Strings' in the US. They seem to have everything for any stringed instrument.
thank you, I will check them out.
Funny bit..."Just Strings" is a converted single family house in Milford, New Hampshire...but they have almost every string made in the entire world! La Bella is also an excellent resource; I buy my sitar strings from them.
Provando mais uma vez que o melhor instrumento do mundo é a guitarra elétrica, o cara inventou um amplificador para o violão.
Usted enseña a tocar ese instrumento?
Brill. I wonder if this technique could allow me to begin to play again> 45 years of left hand damage has made it impossible to play due to arthritis in the 2nd and 3rd joints of my left hand...
awesome! thanks!
Thouroughly enjoyed this.
Thank you for this interesting video clip .
Why is the audio M/S processed? On one channel is middle information, and on the other is the sides???
This sounds better to me than a normal classical guitar. I wish more people played this and other variants of guitar with more strings.
Is that high A string prone to breaking a lot because of the very thin gauge?
did you actually achieve a high A string on a standard tuning!
what is the scale length of that high A string?
jamesha175 615mm probably
Thanks for very informative video. please advise where you get strings for extra high and low strings?
Hi Matthew , Savarez make a low B string and the top A string is actually a regular E string, but because the scale length is shorter ( 61cm vs 65cm on a normal guitar) this is possible. If you have long scale length try using a lute string or some fishing line. Alternatively you can tune the whole guitar down a step or even a tone.
Is it possible that I could have Redmond's contact information directly? I am a USC student studying with Bill Kanengiser/Brian Head and am working with Martin Woodhouse commissioning a Brahms guitar. I have some questions for Redmond. Thank you very much.
Never thought I would head bang to an acoustic guitar..
does it djent?
His accent is amazing xD
ye
hi there, hopefully this isnt too annoying to ask. but, if you end up making a series on unique instruments, id love to see the history and the functionality of a chapman stick. its one of the best sounds ive heard from a single instrument and id love to know what a professional thinks. in part because i inherited one and ive never met a professional haha. this was a super interesting video, i look forward to more ^.^
Not annoying at all. Feedback and topic suggestion are awesome, keep 'em coming. Just did a quick google...what even is that thing?! Crazy looking! Unfortunately, I don't know of anyone here who plays the chapman stick. That said, I've got my eyes on a few unique instruments and I'll definitely try to showcase them.
sorry for the long delay in replying. it is crazy looking! the first time i saw it, i was like "whhhat?" as a non musical person, i cant even tell you how to hold it. it feels awkward in my hands. if you get bored and feel like listening to how it sounds, Rob Martino - "One Cloud" is a song played exclusively on the chapman stick.
i look forward to the other instruments you showcase. ty again for replying.
No problem! Stop by for a chat anytime :)
Cool, will check out Martino's work.
this is really interesting
Thanks, Brent. Glad you enjoyed.
What do you play with when you break a nail?
So it's a alternately tuned fanned fret 8 string nylon guitar? See how easy that was?
I had a 12 string acoustic, anything special about that besides the 12 strings?
( it had 12 strings, 6 were regular, other 6 were different but in pairs )
what gauge are you using for the high A string and if it is available online?
The Brahms Guitar is a Standard 8 String Guitar But Except it's Tuned To a Standard Tuning of Both The Lute & A Vihuela
E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴ = Standard Lute/Vihuela
B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴ = 8 Course Lute / 8 String Vihuela
F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴ = 9 String Vihuela
C#¹ F#¹ B¹ E² A² D³ G³ B³ E⁴ A⁴ = 10 String Vihuela
- Robert McLoughlin
silly question, where could i find the string set please?
What string gauge do you use for the high A string?
Interesting!, Why is it called the Brahms-guitar?
Have you commissioned any new music for it?
But does it djent?
No.
No.
No.
Does djent brahmses?
Yes.
great guitar , congratulations , i ll subscribe thanks
Hi !
What is its complete tuning please ?
Regards,
It would be B-E-A-D-G-B-E-A
1:07 to see the guitar.
Turd guitar?
Slowdwood In Ireland we generally pronounce "th" like a d or just a t. ie that becomes dat and this becomes dis. Also "turd" isn't a word we use so it doesn't sound funny to us 😂
Ha foreigners are so funny
Who is the luthier of this Brahms Guitar? Thank you.
Bert Kwakkel
yes this guitar is a Bert Kwakel , also Martin Woodhouse in the UK has built good ones
What's the name of the music from 4:34??
komodo yumnam concerto de aranjuez
So... you have 8 strings and the lowest you tuned is a B? Unacceptable, my djentleman.
I find it make sense, it is to avoid going up the D string
You can always add a nineth string, a tenth string, an eleventh string and tune dooooooooown.
Play it for cryin out loud!
I din’t know Terry O’Quinn playing guitar
The original multiscale extended range instrument.
Why not play it like a regular guitar?
Why’s he playing it up right
Tosin?
What's the song title at 4:16 - 4:50 ?
Neno Prayitno Concerto de Aranjuez - Rodrigo
why is it called brahms guitar?
If Meshuggah ever does acoustic songs, there's an 8 string for that.
why would he play it upright?
Because of the things he said in the video.
@@aksela6912 he didn't say why he did it, he just said he did.
Maybe I was just reading between the lines, but the resonance box seemed to be a pretty important part of the instrument. Would be a little hard to use it without playing upright. He also mentioned not touching the guitar body itself, to not deaden the resonance there. If you have an acoustic guitar at hand I encourage you to play around with ringing the strings when held in different positions; holding your palm on the top board, holding it out from your body, letting the bottom be in contact with the top of a table, a pane of glass, etc. In short, resonance is why he plays it like he does.
@@aksela6912 that's true
Depends on how literal you need things spelled out. He explained the resonance box' effect and demonstrated its use. To me that covers why.
I don't understand why there is no tailpiece like Paul Gailbraith has?
Kenni Kuhlmann-Clark The tailpiece vs bridgeplate argument. Tailipece design relieves stress on the top but sacrifices volume. For contrabass acoustic guitar the only way to get any volume is bridgeplate with pins for metal st. or nylon st glued on bridge like classic guitar
Why would 9 people be offended by this video? Mind boggles
cuz no djents thats why
Because I've heard a guy talk before. What I haven't heard is someone play something on an 8 string classical guitar.
how can you assume one is offended because of a simple dislike of the video?
Because most people are stupid. It became more obvious these days.
Possibly classical purists and/or elitists. Classical world is full of them.
when you want to djent but you're classically trained
Ever herd of Bela Bartok?
@@jacobjefferies-mfam Prokofiev's Scythian Suite second movement, as well!
Wow