The Fanned Fret and its longer length bass strings help intonation across the entire fingerboard. You will see that accurate placement for every note on every string would require many tiny frets. You can understand this if you look at a True Temper Fretted guitar like the Bamburg JSB currently on our website, a Micro-Fret guitar, or a Sitar. The combined string lengths or scales, can provide the perfect amount of bass, sweet trebles and playability that you want for your personal style.Īnother benefit is slightly improved intonation. The treble string remains normal length or slightly shorter depending on what you need and can offer a great feel that allows for easy playing high notes, bending strings, etc. When you tune down to D or C or even further, a longer bass string makes all the difference in the quality of the bass notes. There is a beautiful resonance you get from a longer bass string. Conversely the treble strings need to be shorter so they can be tightened to produce the higher pitch.
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The reason for this is to create proper tension with a longer, thicker string to produce full low notes. Consider the piano and the harp dulcimer and you immediately notice the bass strings are always longer than the treble strings. To understand the concept, we need only look at non-fretted stringed instruments. This is further achieved by positioning the bridge at an angle opposite to the nut.*įanned Fret guitars are multi-scale instruments designed with a real purpose.
The slanted frets lengthen the bass strings and shorten the treble strings. Fanned Frets create a different shape to the guitar. While the patent has expired, he still holds the trademark of the term “Fanned-Fret”. But that’s not what it’s all about.Īccording to Wikipedia, Ralph Novak, guitar builder and designer, patented the Fanned Fret at the end of the 80’s. What’s up with the crooked frets? Yes the slanted frets on my guitars are awesome conversation starters. “Clearly straight fretted guitars work beautifully and have been around forever, but there are advantages to Fanned Fret depending on your playing style.” – Paul Heumiller
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