The Birth of the American 12-string Guitar

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• babblingbrook 6 minutes ago
  What I love about links like this is that we see information being shared just for the love of it. This person has done a lot of work simply to share knowledge with the world about something they are passionate about. This is what great about the internet and is easily lost amongst all the commercial content.
• pluc 25 minutes ago
  12 strings is one thing, but how about microtonal? That's instead of adding strings, you add frets!

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  • bilegeek 3 minutes ago
    That's the first time I've heard microtonal work in a rock setting. Pretty good!

    I see your added frets, and raise "add frets on the fly using Lego":

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPCEImSfCwc
  • defrost 16 minutes ago
    A bit spotty, but alright; meanwhile the Italian instrument makers said guitar-harp? Hold our expressos, this'll take some discipline:

    * https://www.delta-harp.com/

    * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdUztFVwi3I
  • jagged-chisel 21 minutes ago
    Why frets? Orchestral strings don’t use frets.
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    • bilegeek 11 minutes ago
      For plucked instruments, besides ease of use, it adds clarity and sustain. Orchestra AFAIK only has Pizzicato where that would matter.
    • analog31 11 minutes ago
      Frets make chords possible.