Artist Reply: thanks for your coments, unfortunatly I didn't make it playable they are just wire strings, but I did make it durable it has 1/2" X 1/8th inch steel reinforcments from the head all the way down the neak and follows a few lines in the body for a suprizing streinght i could hold it by the neak and prety much hold it out in front of you at any angle. Not sure if you cared to know all that but this is the first time i've posted or showed my art work on the internet this sight is kinda cool.