Ever seen this before? Any ideas on how it's constructed?
http://www.littleguitarworks.com/torzal/
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| Author: | ecklesweb [ Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:35 am ] |
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Ever seen this before? Any ideas on how it's constructed? http://www.littleguitarworks.com/torzal/
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:46 am ] |
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Could be a "twisted" CNC program. |
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| Author: | Doug O [ Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:07 am ] |
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Charles Fox does this on his Ergo line of acoustic guitars. It's not as difficult as it looks like it should be. |
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:26 am ] |
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Why? |
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| Author: | A Peebels [ Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:59 am ] |
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Because he can. Al |
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| Author: | A Peebels [ Sun Jul 15, 2007 6:01 am ] |
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Actually it is done to compensate for the natural tendency of the hand to rotate as the arm is extended. Al |
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| Author: | McCollum [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:19 am ] |
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Jerome owns the patent on bass necks, he use to do work for me. He also worked for Parker and now does the mando's at collings guitars! Jerome is also really smart the necks were hand shaped!! Lance |
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:46 am ] |
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Lance, I checked and my hand doesn't naturally rotate when extending my arm. Does Yours? I think Al is pulling my leg, er arm? bd |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:05 am ] |
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Bruce: try maximal flexion and supination (ie, barre chord position) at a 'first fret' and at a 'twentieth fret' position; there's definite rotation there. |
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| Author: | A Peebels [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:06 am ] |
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Would I Lie? Al |
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 2:30 pm ] |
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Al, I've never known you to lie. 
So, if I have a guitar neck that twists to the right I can leave it that way. And... charge more for it. 
Now what if I have one that twists to the left? I'll have to send that one to Todd for a redo. I'll admit one thing, it's cool as heck. And... I notice the double truss rods, that is definitely different. I hope it catches on and the guy has a bonafide patent that the courts will honor. Mattia, what did you say? It went right over my little head. 
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| Author: | Billy T [ Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:10 pm ] |
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[quote]Any ideas on how it's constructed? [/quote] Beer! Lots and lots of beer! 
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| Author: | Bruce Dickey [ Tue Jul 17, 2007 1:06 am ] |
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TWISTED luthiers.... |
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