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Has anybody made a guitar with double frets? I once saw a viola da gamba performance, and the VdG had some double frets, so I asked about it. Their purpose is t
by analog31 2y ago
Has anybody made a guitar with double frets? I once saw a viola da gamba performance, and the VdG had some double frets, so I asked about it. Their purpose is to allow for some options when playing those thirds and tritones. Since the frets are tied on, you can have as many as you want, and they're also movable, so you can play around with temperaments if you want.
- klodolph 2y agoDoes that work for just major thirds? They’re only 14 cents away from equal temperament, and I would think that the frets would be too close together, if you moved them into place for just major thirds.
- analog31 2y agoPossibly. I didn't catch too many of the details, but he did demonstrate the sound and it was noticeable. The two frets were just a few mm apart, and a bass gamba has a fairly long scale length, comparable to a cello.