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OT- are your guitars well tempered?
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HobbyPicker |
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 217 Location: Snåsa, Norway | Have you ever seen a guitar fretboard like this? Came across this web page while googling for luthiers and got a little curious so I looked a little closer. Don't think that it will be the new way to design guitars, but still some interesting things to learn about the instrument. ;) | ||
Trader Jim |
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Joined: June 2006 Posts: 7307 Location: South of most, North of few | Now thats about as strange a thing as I have ever seen. Wonder what it would cost to refret that baby? :eek: | ||
Slipkid |
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Joined: September 2003 Posts: 9301 Location: south east Michigan | In the best Mr. Spock imatation I can do I say.... fasinating . And btw... I don't think this is "off topic" at all. | ||
jb |
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Joined: December 2004 Posts: 370 Location: Isle of Man, UK | Isn't it easier to just use a tune-o-matic or a Fender-style bridge with individual saddles? Nice alternative way of thinking, I guess. That picture hurts my eyes, though, a bit like that surrealist painting of the never-ending staircase... JB | ||
wilblee |
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Joined: June 2005 Posts: 1320 Location: Round Rock, TX | Have these people never heard of bends? Also I see that alternate tunings are out. So, as long as you stay within a half step of EADGBE (drop-D is right out), don't do any bends (or pull-offs), don't use wound thirds, or strings heavier than .11-.50, then this would be ideal - apart from the need to adjust your entire technique. Gimme two. | ||
Paul Blanchard |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 1817 Location: Minden, Nebraska | Topic: OT- are your guitars well tempered? No; only my claviers. :rolleyes: That may be one of the guitars smuggled out of Hangar 18 at Roswell. :eek: | ||
MWoody |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13987 Location: Upper Left USA | Bravo for thinking out of the box. But I won't be buying one soon. | ||
Waskel |
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Joined: February 2005 Posts: 11840 Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by Paul Blanchard: My synthesizer was... lately it's been a little moody.Topic: OT- are your guitars well tempered? No; only my claviers. :rolleyes: | ||
Paul Blanchard |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 1817 Location: Minden, Nebraska | Speaking of 'a little moody', where is our investigator? | ||
cliff |
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Joined: March 2002 Posts: 14842 Location: NJ | Master Keller & I were at cwk2's last night (GREAT time Bill, thanks again!!) and we made several attempts at crank calls to Moody's phone number(s) . . . Alas, he didn't pick up. | ||
MWoody |
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Joined: December 2003 Posts: 13987 Location: Upper Left USA | Cliff, Did ya wear "the big coat" again? | ||
alpep |
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Joined: December 2001 Posts: 10582 Location: NJ | the novax system always interested me. | ||
Paul Blanchard |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 1817 Location: Minden, Nebraska | Originally posted by alpep: Me, too. At least the Novax fretboard makes some sense.the novax system always interested me. | ||
Old Tele man |
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Joined: August 2006 Posts: 122 Location: Tucson, AZ | ...didn't Rickenbacker try "fanned" frets years ago with no success? | ||
HobbyPicker |
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Joined: November 2006 Posts: 217 Location: Snåsa, Norway | OK, I made this post mainly because I thought the crazy look of the meantone blues fretboard is funny. However, the theme of temperament really is a serious matter in musical theory, just google for "musical temperament" or look here . The novax fanned frets and other methods to improve intonation is actually a different cup of tea than what the guys behind truetempered guitar are trying to make. Really not anything you really would like to dig deep into, but nice to be aware of, and as someone here mentioned bending (and slide playing) in the blues actually make the "blue" tones of meantone temperament available on a guitar with straight frets! Wish you all a happy and well tempered new year :D | ||
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