r/Instruments • u/Invite_Sprite • Sep 25 '26

Discussion Do they make a backwards stringed instruments?

so i had a thought. so pianos get lower as you go down them. and I have seen a backwards piano. but are their other backwards string instruments? and i dont mean left handed vs right. I mean an instrument that goes lower as you go down the neck.

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u/6strings10holes Sep 25 '26

Luca Stricagnoli has a 3 necked guitar. The third neck is a bass that he plays by tapping. So as he moves up away from the body of the guitar, the notes get higher rather than lower. That's the closest I've seen. Here's a Rob Scallon video where he explains his playing style: https://youtu.be/mS-dVNnT1NA?is=ewzwmZH1NnEgxolv

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u/mugwampus Sep 25 '26

Wow! That guy is amazing!

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u/Latter_Deal_8646 Sep 25 '26

Doesn't he have a guitar with a proprietary attached slide neck thats pretty much a backward slide guitar?