turnermoran -> RE: Luthiers and performers. Seven string guitars? (Oct. 16 2012 22:59:27)
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Anders: I think it becomes pretty comfortable pretty quickly to rest thumb on 6, just like a normal guitar, and thus rasgueados aren't that much more difficult. as previously mentioned, I think string spacing has the biggest effect: tremolo, alzapua,..just the general feeling that the strings are not where you are used to them being, coupled with the fact that by being tighter, there is less margin for error if you go for a string and you're off by a bit..you'll hit a neighboring string. I've found the sound board thing not to be an issue. Though to be fair, I'm comparing various guitar, both 6 and 7 from various builders who all build in their own unique way. But I have 6 string guitars with tighter soundboards than my 7. And I've owned 6 or 7 Seven strings, each with as much variation in soundboard tension as the potentials contained within the spectrum for 6 strings. I'm sure if one builder has a stock spec, and made a 6 and a 7, you'd be correct by virtue of the math that the 7 would have higher tension. But I've not had that experience.
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