a_arnold -> tapered fingerboard on Ramirez? (Apr. 6 2007 15:43:41)
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I've seen fingerboards tapered to correct a bad neck angle or to correct a warped neck. That's NOT what I'm talking about here. Here I'm talking about a fingerboard that thins from treble to bass side -- NOT from nut to soundhole. Huber's book (The development of the Modern Guitar) talks about Ramirez's fingerboard: "To ease handling the high tensions [of a longer scale and thicker strings] and to maintain acceptable playing characteristics, Ramirez had developed a superb neck and fingerboard for their "Segovia" standard model with a characteristic reduction of bass side fingerboard thickness to allow interference-free string vibration and reasonable bridge heights. The skill and expense necessary to produce this neck and fingerboard kept it unique to Ramirez . . . ." I've never had my hands on a Segovia model, which is, of course, classical, and I've never noticed a tapered fingerboard on a flamenco. Have any of the luthiers on the forum ever seen this on a flamenco guitar, or is it unique to classical? Has anyone had their hands on a Segovia model? What is the difference in string height between the treble and base sides? And can't the same thing be achieved a lot easier by just filing one side of the nut and bridge to bring the treble side closer to the fingerboard and leave the bass high? Tony Arnold
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