About James Koontz Expertise Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Amplifiers, Most anything Music related... Also most anything related to security, Fire and access control, as well as CCTV system.
Experience 20 years as a sound engineer, part time luthier, and general all around technical dude for many local bands. One of which was fairly large in the 80's and 90's with multiple recordings, and was the opening act for David Allen Coe, as well as got a nashville recording opportunity. The band disbanded before making it mainstream.
Organizations Loyal Order of the Moose, Boy Scouts,BMI
Publications Highlights for Children, Mystery Magazine,several online Publications, multiple cd's from various artists.
Education/Credentials I have 20 years experience, some electrical college experience. Studied Law, philosophy, and theology.
Awards and Honors well, too many to listm and none worth much more than a paperweight to hold down the ones that are on paper.
Expert: James Koontz Date: 8/28/2007 Subject: what is it
Question I have two old guitar shaped instruments, both seem to be tuned as 3 pairs of strings (6 total) one is a Harmony Master brand F-70 model (I think) and the other a yugoslavian brand (I can't read yugoslovian) "IVAN VALJECK
NOVA VES BROJ 33" also says "BROJ 401-T-606/1-K-275"
The Harmony looks like a regular closed face guitar(except for two skinny sound cutouts shaped like S's) but the bridge is set up for 3 pairs of two. The Yugo is smaller
with a standard round sound hole. Are they guitars,mandolins.or ukalailies or what. Just want to tune and play them but I don't know what they are or where to find out HELP!!
Answer They are Trichordo Bouzoukis..Tune it D-a-d (or E-b-e).. These were the normal bouzouki styles from around 1920 until about 1940, It is based on the Greek Trichord caleed a Pandouris..
It had three strings, and was the predecessor of most lutes.. I am quite jealous.. I have a few mandolins, but would love to have a nice older trichord bouzouki..
Tuned D-a-d you can play it in a similar fashion to a dulcimer.. Lots of possibilities.. Have fun!
