I haven't seen this particular incarnation yet. However, everything old is new again...
Louis Panormo (1784 - 1862): http://www.studia-instrumentorum.de/MUSEUM/GITARREN/0566.htm Rene Lacote (ca. 1785 - after 1868) did similar only a little later in time, but I can't find any electronic images of the Lacote version. A Lacote version of an "enharmonic" guitar is catalogued with some basic stats given in Evans and Evans' text (1977) and possibly one of Baines' (I can look for better citations when home from the day-job office if anybody cares). Panromo's frets were like stout staples that were inserted into pre-drilled holes for better non-equal temperament in any key. Lacote's were more like that in the video, with floating frets on small blocks set into a slotted fingerboard. The problem with any of these things is that a change in key requires pretty substantial labor to make your guitar aurally "fit." Best, Eugene -----Original Message----- From: lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu [mailto:lute-...@cs.dartmouth.edu] On Behalf Of Edward Chrysogonus Yong Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:18 AM To: Lute List List List Subject: [LUTE] microtonal guitar Has anyone else seen this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYK_PF9WTRE The maker calls it a microtonal guitar, and the frets are individually movable under the strings. hmm. could be awfully useful... Edward Chrysogonus Yong edward.y...@gmail.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
