This bass like instrument is made off mohogany back and sides,cedar top.It this a shorter scale than a normal bass guitar,and stringed with Cello strings,thus tuned like a 1/2 size cello ,it produce a smooth sound similar than a jazz guitar.
The gargoyle carving on the tunning pegs head is a design from the cathedral of Reims (France),it took me about 2 months to build.