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Post by theevan on Aug 2, 2015 8:02:20 GMT -5
Happened across this just now. A Greek woman showing no signs of austerity in her technique. In reading up on her, the guitar is tuned either 4 or 5 steps higher. (Why not a capo?) She shows great discipline in not making a mess of her intonation with those scalloped frets. Press too hard and UGH. As for the other features, I don't even...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2015 8:40:40 GMT -5
The higher tuning(requinto) allows the piece to be played at pitch without capo, thus not having to reach much beyond the octave as the piece utilizes most of the fingerboard.
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Post by james on Aug 2, 2015 8:46:01 GMT -5
Some of her guitars have some quite radical modifications. They are made by Yorgos Kertsopoulos and there are some articles about them at the following link. kertsopoulosaesthetics.blogspot.co.uk/ |
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Post by drlj on Aug 2, 2015 8:52:11 GMT -5
well, she seems to know what she is doing.
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Post by theevan on Aug 2, 2015 9:13:06 GMT -5
Some of her guitars have some quite radical modifications. They are made by Yorgos Kertsopoulos and there are some articles about them at the following link. kertsopoulosaesthetics.blogspot.co.uk/Interesting, James. I'm trying to think of a good word to describe his, um, aesthetic sense. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2015 9:15:52 GMT -5
Her guitar is very interesting. Overly ornate lattice work sides, probably the back too, typical Greek as they tend to create instruments that are a bit over the top bling wise.
The guitar's top is a different story. With the higher tuning on what appears to be a somewhat standard scale, maybe 600mm, it doesn't look like a 480mm requinto scale, the guitar would need special considerations for tension. I see a extremely high saddle on a bridge with a large forward footprint. This makes me think the neck has a bit of back pitch to it. This combination would yield quite a bit of pull on the top, thus the forward footprint. There is some sort of reinforcing strip running along the top seam behind the bridge and I will presume there is a matching brace opposite it inside. All this adds up to enforcing more strength directly along the line of string pull.
The scalloped frets are the enigma, unless she also plays Eastern music, then they make sense.
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Post by RickW on Aug 2, 2015 10:42:07 GMT -5
I cannot imagine the touch it takes to play Bach on scalloped frets, and play it without going out of tune, and play it that well.
It's always tough to tell when listening to a recording, as to who well the guitar sounds, but that did sound good. You have to wonder if the extra bracing, and the fact that the the entire thing is made of small pieces, which would have a serious damping effect, would not suck the life out of the instrument.
The other thing, the leg support she is using, looks like it has holes in the side. I'm wondering if it's either actually attached to the guitar, and creates a bigger box, or simply is intended to transmit sound sent through the wood. It seems fairly firmly affixed, but tough to tell. It's not cut perfectly to the sides of the guitar. The holes could just be decoration, which, considering the the rest of the guitar, would not be out of place.
Credits also say it's a "pedal" guitar. The bridge pins/saddle are a bit different. Wonder if there is the ability to change tuning there?
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Post by RickW on Aug 2, 2015 10:42:26 GMT -5
Oh, and thanks, Evan. Nothing like Bach in the morning to make the sun rise properly, and place the musical world in its appropriate place.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2015 11:30:47 GMT -5
I think the leg rest is just a leg rest. Plastic, molded, padded and hollow with sound ports.
The harlequin style sides would have no effect on tone as long as they are stiff and unmoving, if the back is done that way I'm sure it would have a undesired effect on the tone.
I viewed the video full screen and did not see any way to change pitch on that bridge. I do see a extreme amount of break angle from the saddle to the tieblock. It looks like the strings are about 1 1/2 to 2 in. off the top of the guitar. That is a lot of pull and without that forward foot that supports the saddle there would be no way to keep a bridge on the guitar or keep the saddle from breaking.
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Post by RickW on Aug 2, 2015 15:35:14 GMT -5
It certainl is a different instrument.
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