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Handkerchief on Headstock?
Title pretty much says it, I've seen some guitarists wrap a handkerchief around the headstock of their guitars. I've heard some people say that it actually does do improve something on the guitar but I wasn't sure. Anyone mind helping me out? I've looked around the net quite a lot and it I find nothing :X Thanks
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Maybe they want to keep one handy to wipe sweaty hands or brow with? Other than that, I can't imagine what it would be for. Personally never seen an example of a handkerschief covering a headstock.
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I know Antoine Dufour does it and I think there's some damping theory behind it. I find it quirky at best.
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I believe that it's supposed to cancel out any weird sounds that may resonate the strings above the nut.
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For a brief period in my callow youth I would tie a red bandanna on the end of my guitar peghead, which I would swirl around for dramatic effect during my (deeply heartfelt) performances.
After a while, I decided that it looked dorky rather than dramatic, and stopped doing it. I did continue to keep a bandanna handy when I played, to wipe either my forehead or the strings, as needed. But I no longer felt the need to tie one on. (And, yes, I mean that in every sense of the term...) As for a scarf or piece of cloth having any sort of tonal effect on the instrument when tied onto it, I have trouble seeing where it could . The only way I can see it as possible would be if the player leaves the string ends unclipped at the tuner posts, leaving them to rattle and buzz against each other as the guitar is played. I suppose tying a piece of cloth over them would eliminate some of the rattles (probably not all, though,) but it would be much simpler all the way around to simply cut off the excess string ends. So I suspect anyone who ties a cloth of any sort to their guitar headstock is doing it mostly for visual reasons, whatever the circular reasoning about "improving the tone" that they might claim. Hope this helps. Wade Hampton Miller Last edited by Wade Hampton; 01-09-2012 at 12:12 AM. |
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Limited, because as anyone can see, there's far more cloth there than is strictly needed to eliminate excess string vibrations: So he's taking a cure for a basic, easily solved problem, and expanding it to use as an excuse for a dramatic visual flourish. More power to him. It doesn't appear as though he's doing scissors kicks while he plays, or spitting blood onstage like this guy: so if hanging a little drapery from his guitar works for him, I don't have a problem with it. But you can get the same overtone canceling effect from strips of leather or felt woven in between the strings, without calling attention to it. It just depends how you want to address the problem, I guess. whm |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o2XK...0&feature=plcp
He covers this and gives you a very good example @ 8:39. Actually quite interesting.
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Probably about as appealing as a tuner on the headstock ...
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Ive been using this on electric guitars when recording solos in the studio. I tied it loosely over the first fret, to eliminate noise that might occur on the open strings. I did this after seeing this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHTOgUFfmHQ and it helped out alot to kill unforseen "buzzing".
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Now the important question: cotton or silk? |
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For blues, cotton gives the most authentic tone.
Silk for classical, without a doubt. But for the authentic Celtic sound, you need wool, ideally a piece of an old kilt, in the tartan of your choice ... |
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Yeah, whenever you strike the strings pretty hard and then mute it quickly, you hear this faint ringing for a second. I think it's just the strings vibrating a little behind the nut. And once you do notice it, it gets kind of annoying. So tying the scarf on it cuts out the ringing.
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