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Ricardo -> RE: Another fret wire question (Dec. 21 2024 16:44:46)
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ORIGINAL: silddx
Interested to know how high and wide frets help you overcome your barre difficulties.
as with electric guitar, high and wide frets allows more INTONATION CONTROL, which is something most acoustic players think is magically achieve with the guitar construction, NOT with the fingers. Scalloping the fingerboard is like SUPER tall frets, so you can push and shape the pitch as you want. (imaging you fret an Eb and by bending and pushing you can make it sound like F#).
If you have a normal classical guitar, and have worn the frets in spots, and you have a Luther install taller frets, that is the same as LOWERING THE ACTION over the fingerboard. The guitar will buzz more, and playing will feel easier. But your playing intonation will be more sensitive at the same time. This is due to having more room to play beneath the string (as if you had scalloped the fingerboard). I really don't think this what flamenco or classical player want or need. We use the bone saddle to deal with the action. Nylon strings are already very pliable vs steel. I could imagine how introducing tall and wide frets to a flamenco guitar will make the player sound out of tune with himself unless he is super careful.
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