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| Author: | Andy Zimmerman [ Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:56 am ] |
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Hi I am a beginning luthier, full time doc, so please bear with me. I have built one steel string with a kit. I am building a 2nd without one, and I am going to be an apprentice with an experienced classical guitar builder. I am having difficulty finding info on how to tap tune etc. Most books describe taping the soundboard to get the tone you want. How do you do that. I am getting the impression the more you remove from your bracing the lower the tone. I don't know if this is true. Is there any info out there on the basics of tuning the soundboard etc. Each luthier seems to create their "own sound". Is this by the size and shape of their bracing. Thanks Andy |
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| Author: | crazymanmichael [ Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:12 am ] |
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dana bourgesoir(sp) has published some very good info on tap tuning. the mimf also has some good info in their library, here: http://www.mimf.com/cgi-bin/ksearch/ ksearch.cgi?terms=tap+tuning&display=50&all=1 |
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:56 am ] |
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Also I have put out a DVD on this subject. You can find it by clicking the link in my signature that says Mayes music. Dana (I worked for him for almost a year) has put out two articles and they are both great. |
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| Author: | Jeff Doty [ Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:05 am ] |
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Andy, Welcome to the forum. Who do you get to apprentice with? That will be a great experience. I encourage you to get John's DVD. You can see and hear voicing done right in front of you. The articles by Dana are excellent, but I needed the visual and auditory help to really understand what voicing a top meant. Jeff |
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| Author: | Dave-SKG [ Sat Jun 11, 2005 12:22 am ] |
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If you are going to A.S.I.A. Ervin Somogyi, "The Master of Top Tuning" will be giving a seminar on this very topic! |
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| Author: | Alan Carruth [ Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:27 am ] |
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I'll also be at the ASIA Symposium with some of the 'glitter testing' stuff for a workshop. Sort of 'Tap Tones on Silicon'. ;) Alan Carruth |
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| Author: | Andy Zimmerman [ Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:35 am ] |
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I am going to apprentice with Greg Brandt Andy |
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