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that is why I'm also interested in hearing more about the Buzz
Feitien (sp?) tuning system. Buzz has developed a different tempered tuning set-up for guitar that helps the intonation of fretted notes. snip Not familiar. Alternative tunings for guitar are a favorite pasttime, it seems. The Feiten system isn't alternative tuning, but rather has something to do with changing the position of the nut for certain of the strings, and I believe the bridge placement as well. So it's a change of effective string length at both ends (for some strings only) while leaving the frets where they are. I've not looked into it very much, but have heard both positive and negative things about it. The fact that it hasn't really taken off leads me to wonder if it's more trouble than it's worth. --Bob Farace "I only believe in fire." --Anais Nin |
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"DeserTBoB" wrote in message ... On 28 Dec 2004 04:37:16 GMT, (Bluemuse) wrote: The Feiten system isn't alternative tuning, but rather has something to do with changing the position of the nut for certain of the strings, and I believe the bridge placement as well. So it's a change of effective string length at both ends (for some strings only) while leaving the frets where they are. snip ...and what, praytell, is that supposed to do, exactly? http://www.buzzfeiten.com/ I played a Les Paul with this tuning mod and it was perfect all up and down the fretboard. I'm going to have my Les Paul retrofitted one of these days, I just can't stand to be away from it for very long, and worry about it sitting at the shop all cold and lonely. winnard |
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http://www.buzzfeiten.com/
Thanks for the link, Winnard. So, Buzz seems to claim that his tuning system is more 'even-tempered' than the normal guitar tuning and intonation system. There are some heavy hitters on that endorsee list, including a couple of bass players (Stu Hamm and Dave Holland). Very interesting! later, ron |
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I wonder how well it works in a band situation? I've seen enough bands that
can't seem to tune to the same note regardless, that something like BFTS isn't going to help them. But assuming the players do indeed have the ability to tune, what about instances when not everyone in the band adopts the system? Hmmm. --Bob Farace "I only believe in fire." --Anais Nin |
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"DeserTBoB" wrote in message ... On 28 Dec 2004 15:36:11 GMT, (Bluemuse) wrote: I wonder how well it works in a band situation? I've seen enough bands that can't seem to tune to the same note regardless, that something like BFTS isn't going to help them. But assuming the players do indeed have the ability to tune, what about instances when not everyone in the band adopts the system? snip Musical ignorance is the culprit here. All modern guitars (of any quality, at least) are fretted for Equal Temperament. In my experience over the years, about 90% of the gee-tawr players out there have no clue as to the concept of temperament. I'd also estimate that 75% have no clue as to that concert pitch is. As for my playing, I don't hold a chord long enough to notice it's out of tune. If I'm not bending the strings two steps, I'm not happy 8^) winnard |
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