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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 30 Jan 2009 3:58 pm |
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http://www.kelstone.be/
Kind of a Chapman Stick variant. It might be cool with a raised nut, played with a steel. |
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 30 Jan 2009 4:38 pm
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It sort of implies that it can be played like a steel guitar on the site, from what I can tell. Definitely cool looking, sort of like a Chapman Stick laid on its side.
Update: If you go to their Myspace page, the first video shows someone playing one with a Stevens-type bar at one point in the demo.
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Ray Langley
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Ray Langley
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Posted 30 Jan 2009 9:36 pm
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...and one of the problems with a 34" scale length is finding strings that are long enough.
On my 12 string Megatar the builder suggests that the smallest string can be no bigger than .009/.010.
This is for a high "D" note. If you want an "E" on the highest string, you would have to go even smaller. This would produce a thin tone.
Also, the wider the fret spacing, the more difficult it is to play slants.
Just some things to consider.
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James Kerr
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Scotland, UK
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Posted 31 Jan 2009 12:39 pm
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What about the thing on the floor called a "Dynamic Muter Pedal"
James. (more interested in that) |
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Ray Langley
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Northern California, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2009 1:26 pm
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Hi James,
Typically, touchstyle instruments are shipped with a foam or felt pad that covers most of the area at the first fret. Open strings are NEVER played.
I am not certain without seeing the muter pedal up close, but it looks like an arrangement similar to a bicycle brake cable. My guess is that it's used to raise or lower the muting pad.
Here is a close up of the muting pad on a regular touchstyle instrument:
http://www.megatar.com/english/models/TrueTapper/Storm/storm.html
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