Tim: I have tuned the 12 string down a step and a half, and am using medium strings (harder on the fingers but I am getting there–relearning some elements of playing again). Talk about resonance! In spades! I play in church plugged in to my little practice amp and it is enough to carry the whole room with singing.
When I play with my musician (piano and guitar) I capo at the third fret to get into key with her but even with the capo I don’t lose very much of the guitar’s fullness.
When I play in that what turned out to C# opening tuning or use my Drop-D capo, the sound is amazing, big, rich, that chorus I heard in my head when we first started the design journey to my Hummingbird.
I am working on a new composition using this lower Drop-D tuning, not sure what key it turns out to be, have to work on that, but it sure is fun playing there. Gives me all sorts of musical ideas and textures to play around with, noodling becomes practice, becomes creating, becomes worship. All this from wood and metal and lots of love and attention to detail.
Thanks for the faith that is in this instruments because it certainly does my faith good when I sing and play.
Peace and Blessings.
