Microtonal guitar

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xirdneH_imiJ

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Joined: Dec. 2 2006
From: Budapest, now in Southampton

Microtonal guitar

this looks interesting

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 23 2013 13:17:59

avimuno

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Joined: Feb. 9 2007
From: Paris, France

RE: Microtonal guitar (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

Interesting indeed.... looks like a total bitch to use though... unless you have a lot of patience!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 23 2013 13:28:05

avimuno

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From: Paris, France

RE: Microtonal guitar (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

With your interest in Indian classical music you most probably have heard of Shawn Lane already, but here it is none the less...

Part 1:

Part 2:

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 23 2013 13:31:18

Erik van Goch

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Joined: Jul. 17 2012
From: Netherlands

RE: Microtonal guitar (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

I met Tolgahan in person at Rotterdam Conservatory and was allowed to play the instrument he is playing in above post (after he played us a couple of very beautiful microtonal folk songs).... i totally loved it.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 23 2013 14:21:25

tri7/5

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Joined: May 5 2012

RE: Microtonal guitar (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

There's been a small surge in microtonal guitars in the electric realm the past couple of years. More and more guys picking them up and experimenting. Kind of like when 7 and 8 string guitars first hit.

It doesn't get any better than Shawn Lane. Hard to believe he's been gone for 10 years.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 23 2013 16:23:31

avimuno

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Joined: Feb. 9 2007
From: Paris, France

RE: Microtonal guitar (in reply to xirdneH_imiJ)

quote:

It doesn't get any better than Shawn Lane. Hard to believe he's been gone for 10 years.

Time flies indeed!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 23 2013 19:46:27

tijeretamiel

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Joined: Jan. 6 2012

RE: Microtonal guitar (in reply to avimuno)

Rod Poole played a guitar which had been refretted in the intonation of a Pythagorean scale/set of intervals which is also found in Persian music.

The picture above is a reproduction of his guitar.

Unfortunately, there's no real Rod Poole guitar on Youtube or online. He made two solo albums each with one track, each over 45 minutes long, both out of print.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 23 2013 21:22:59