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PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2014 11:33 am 
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My name is Nelson Carballo luthier and I´m from in the Canary Islands. Today I present a typical instrument of our islands, is called Timple and has some similarities with the ukulele. It has 5 strings and tuning of DAECG first to fifth. There are several scales but the most common in recent years ranging from 390mm 12 frets to 420 17/18 frets. the peculiarity of this instrument is its hump-shaped. Their tuning and their physiognomy make their sound is very sharp.

http://carballosanfiel.blogspot.com.es/


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PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2014 9:05 pm 
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Very nice! Beautiful rosette.


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PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2014 11:13 pm 
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That hump-back looks like it is bent with heat. You could do that with a male-mold and a heat blanket but it would be tricky.
What does the bracing in the back look like?

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PostPosted: Thu May 22, 2014 2:09 pm 
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Nice arching of the back plate. And nice instrument. Thanks for sharing...never seen one before.



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PostPosted: Fri May 23, 2014 2:18 pm 
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The Timple is an instrument of great sound quality. Formerly used as an accompanying instrument of the guitar but now you can find many musicians I using it as a solo instrument. Too bad it is not as well known as the ukulele.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fCS5Dx-V8o

http://vimeo.com/10895635


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PostPosted: Fri May 23, 2014 2:31 pm 
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Wow!! Very cool instrument and very nicely done too!

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PostPosted: Fri May 23, 2014 10:30 pm 
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Loved that sound. Is a Timple the same as a tiple? I've heard of that instrument. Probably someone just mispronouncing the name


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PostPosted: Fri May 23, 2014 10:33 pm 
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Ok I checked and there is a Tiple. Colombian in nature. Usually 12 string.


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PostPosted: Sat May 24, 2014 8:15 pm 
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This is probably the forerunner of the ukulele. One of the first, possibly "the first", builders of ukuleles was Manual Nunas who arrived from the Canary Islands on the Ravenscroft in 1885 (I'm guessing) to work in the sugar plantations. He was a furniture maker and found a market for musical instruments. Either he or his son moved to California to build ukulele after 1900.

These are not uncommon in Brazil.

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PostPosted: Sun May 25, 2014 9:12 am 
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Unkabob; I was thinking that the Ukelele was from Portugal. So I googled it again. Found out it actually is from macronesia(sic) sorry about the spelling. I thought they were a Portuguese instrument. But I guess it's kind of close in there. Yes spawned from the Timple. Love learning new things. Thanks. Lonnie


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PostPosted: Sun May 25, 2014 3:17 pm 
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Has an uncertain origin, The timple as other stringed instruments, definitely has Arab ancestors. But it has also influenced some South American instruments, especially the charango. The tuning MI, LA, MI, DO, SOL traditional charango is virtually coincident with the timple (although in the timple, the first string is RE).

Another marked difference could be implementing the use of double rope, as the charango used 5 pairs (10 strings in total). Some experts believe that this ancient instruments change when he went the strings of animal fiber cords of nylon or metal. Surely some South American builder came to use abseil to enhance your sound. Possibly this change occurred in Peru or Bolivia, as the oldest charangos were found in these nations


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PostPosted: Tue May 27, 2014 1:18 pm 
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I love it .... Any chance we could get a sound clip posted ??? [clap] [clap]

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PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2014 2:38 pm 
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Here 'a benchmark in the world of timple, Benito Cabrera.
Cloud Ice is a traditional ballad created by the composer canary Benito Cabrera. For canaries is his most rooted song and having more affection, being deeply rooted in the Canary Islands just as the song Scarborough Fair and Waltzing Matilda to England for Australians.


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PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2014 5:01 pm 
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Beautiful !!! Thank you !

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 7:06 am 
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Beautiful instrument. Thanks for the pics and videos. And a little insight.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:07 pm 
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Ever since I've seen this instrument. I've been dying to make one. The idea of carving the whole instrument out of one piece reminds me of the canoes chopped out of one tree by various tribes around the world. I'll have to try one someday. Beautiful sounding instrument.


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 2:38 am 
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Here you have a website that explains the method of manufacture.

http://construyeuntimplecanario.blogspot.com.es/

I could also guide you in the construction, I would like a friend across the pond build a timple.



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 10:54 am 
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Nelson I'm pretty tied up just now. But it's been put on my hope to do list. You'll be my first person to contact once it's a go i.e. Wood plans etc. I'll be tied up for the better part of a year.


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 12:12 pm 
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Hmm! I went to that website. Seems it was written it what I guess to be Portuguese. May as well be Mandarin Chinese. I'll dig a little deeper the closer I get to the actual beginning. Lol


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2014 4:20 pm 
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:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: canary islands still belongs to Spain, thankfully. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:



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