Small Jumbo Multiscale NO-FANNED
Hi,
here you are my last acoustic guitar I'll exhibit the 20th of May at the guitar show in Padua. I realized that the more ergonomic configuration of a multiscale guitar is that one where there is not a perpendicular fret and the angle of the nut is negative (-10 degree). Maybe the pictures will explain better what I mean. Top: Italian Spruce (Val di Fiemme) Side and Back: Maple Binding: rosewood Neck: Mahogany (low profile truss rod double action - carbon fiber reinforcement) Fretboard: Blackwood (ghost frets and semispherical fret ends) Radius: 12"-30" (nut-bridge) Compensated nut Brass Pins Gullansky lab 3 piezos system Schertler tuners Satin finish What do you think? Enzo https://i.imgur.com/B0jL8zm.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wSQcS5p.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MIlnZzz.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ikphTui.jpg https://i.imgur.com/MDIqd0O.jpg https://i.imgur.com/SFsGulY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ZeZh6zj.jpg https://i.imgur.com/M6K9gDA.jpg please visit maple HANDMADE on facebook. |
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I would like to play it, just to see if ...
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To me it looks the opposite of 'ergonomic', particularly at the nut end.
I'm speaking as someone who plays a multiscale with perpendicular fret at the eighth. Kym |
Actually I think the most ergonomic part is the nut. playing a "regular" fretboard guitar for the F chord usually the angle of the barré is like mine multiscale, while in a fretboard fanned you have to Force the arm, the shoulder, in order to be parallel to the nut or first fret. have a try on a regulr guitar, then on the fanned fret one...
This guitar is experimental as I've never seen around one like this. Enzo |
The guitar looks beautifully made, and it would be interesting to play - however, it is inaccurate to describe it as a multiscale guitar. The definition of multiscale is having a differing scale length across the strings - the fanned frets follow on from this as a necessity.
If I'm not mistaken the scale length on your guitar is constant across all strings; the frets are angled all to the same degree. As the owner of three 'conventional' multiscale guitars, I'm not sure that this would work for me ergonomically. The reason a fan-fret guitar is so ergonomic when configured correctly for the player is that the fan follows the sweep of the player's arm as it pivots at the elbow; I would be concerned at the degree of hand twist that would be required to play e.g. lower position barres. However, it may work for some players, and I would be interested to try it with an open mind. Cheers, David |
Hi david, thank you so much for your reply.
Actually the guitar is a multiscale. The scales are 26" an E string and 25,4" on e-string. Today I sold the guitar at the padova guitar show. All people said the guitar is very playable and dadgad tuning is very responsive. I had three orders... It would be great for me to give you the opportunity to try it Regards, Enzo |
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Hi Marty,
thank you so much. Enzo |
Very pretty axe
Glad to have you aboard, Enzo. This guitar is very pretty and looks very well made.
I have only played a couple fanned fret/multi-scale guitars and since I play a lot of slide they don't make much sense for me, but I can certainly see the attraction! Have fun at the show and may your herds increase! Cheers Paul |
Enzo,
Interesting concept with the negative angle at the nut. I can see how it would make some sense. The instrument looks very nice! |
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Thanks for all the kind words. Enzo |
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yes is very interesting this concept and during the last Guitar show in Padua, a lot of people was skeptical about the ergonimics... but when they played it were very surprised! I sold it and other request are coming. I'd like to give you the possibility to test and give back some feeds about this concept... I should build one and ship to someone for the test:) Enzo |
Apparently rickenbacker already angled frets (no multiscale) in 1973, although not as probounced as this.
So the idea is not new, as i recal there was a guitar in the 90’s that had a more extreme angle. I only ever saw it on an electric though. It was suppost to be better at ‘speed shredding’ , a thing that was part of the 90’s rock/metal scene.... Here in combination with a multiscale i can’t see the benefit of not having the perpendicular fret within the fretboard range. Perhaps one has to try, or perhaps it will work better with a certain playing position. Anyway: really nice execution! And would like to be able to try if i come across one. Aram |
Hi Aram,
thank you so much. Finally I see something similar, now I will search again in order to understand why they did that. In any case also this configuration (multiscale no fanned) is covered by Novak patent. Enzo |
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