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Asymmetrical?
I've been seeing a few things here about asymmetrical body shapes. Why is this done? I havent ever heard of that before.
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Because it's cool. lol Bruce Sexauer uses an A-symetrical design for some of his guitars. Here is an example of his amazing work.
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Both of the scratch guitars I've built have turned out asymmetrical...not really on purpose, but asymmetrical nonetheless. |
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Generally it would be for an ergonomic purpose.
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Ergonomics as far as I know. My Baranik is assymetrical.
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Mike Baranik might be one of the best people to discuss this topic with. He builds some of the nice asymetrical guitars I have seen. I has a great handle on ergonomics.
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my Ryan is asymmetrical and it sure is cool too
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About a third of my work over the last five years is asymmetrical. Shortly after I started doing MultiScale guitars it occurred to me that the bridge, particularly as it is the major brace in the top, was looking cramped on some parts of the top and the guitar ought to respond more evenly if I got more centered, as it had been when symmetrical. The MultiScale had already revealed ergonomic advantages in and of itself to me, and so the rest of my take on asymmetry was the implementation a series of changes to further explore comfort and expediency.
There is no question in my mind that the resultant guitar is superior to the standard model, but it doesn't really matter except to those who are always searching for the edge. Like me. The one pictured above was the very first, by the way, and there are some 30 or 40 subsequent! |
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Because they can.
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It can be for ergonomic reasons, aesthetic reasons, tonal reasons, or some combination of the three. I made this one to raise the neck up to shoulder height at the nut without changing the natural position in the lap:
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So how does it affect tone? Or is that just one of those things that you cant really pin down?
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In an asymmetric guitar the bridge and bracing are effectively moved away from the center of the top... you can think of it like moving a weight around to different spots on the head of a drum. This affects the way that the top can vibrate in all the different modes. It can be executed in a way that hinders certain modes while encouraging others which in turn can predictably shape the tone of the guitar in different ways. |
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My asymmetry was created to move the bridge toward the center of the top. Just saying'.
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So by moving the bridge to the center of the top, did you have an idea of what it would do soundwise?
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http://www.ringelspaugh.com/index.htm i have often thought a neck up design like this would be a winner. |