Gypsy Jazz Fanned Fret
My fanned fret guitar began as an experiment to try and work out whether a fanned fret gypsy jazz guitar would have advantages over one with ordinary frets. The reasoning behind the design is explained in one of my blog posts. It has a pleasant sweet tone higher up the neck, mainly as a result (I believe) from the change in bracing pattern that is required to accomodate the different scale lengths.
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This guitar was the subject of the short film 'Craft Of Sound'.
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The process of building this guitar has been an inspiration and allowed me to realise that there can be many ways in which one can reapproach guitar design.
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- Back and sides: Solid Californian Claro walnut
- Soundboard: European spruce
- Scale length: 680-620mm
- Finish: French polished
- Special features: Fanned frets, custom ebony 'rotator' tailpiece, side soundport, birdseye maple chamfered armrest, art deco rosette
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