Lap Tap Project

[a16931]

Hello Siggi,

Would you please elaborate on your "lap tap" project ?
I am very interested in this concept, if it is what I think it is.

Regards _ Mike

[Bearguitars]

Hi Mike,

did you have seen the pics from the Lap Tap project?
You find it on my site at:

http://www.geocities.com/bearguitars/work_in_progress.html

Roughly every week do I take new pics and commends on it, `til it`s ready. - Hopefully mid december -

The actually lap tap have a guitar scale length, 8 strings, mahagony body, acacia fretboard, pu with active electronics.

My customer desired a very special tuning: e-a-d-a-d-g-c-f , from low to high. It means on the 1. fret: 3 low strings from a guitar, 5 strings from a standart guitar set, all tuned in 4ths.

Also possible:f#-b-e-a-d-g-c-f , all strings tuned in 4th.


yours,

[a16931]

Thank you Siggi,

This is exactly the type of instrument I have been thinking about.
Have you considered using a licenced Novax fanned fretboard to optimise individual string tone / tuning ?

Regards _ Mike

[Bearguitars]

Hi mike !

several years ago, I´ve tryed a steve klein guitar with fanned frets on the frankfurt music fair. The feel was not too different from a standard guitar, but in this crowdy situation was no real difference to hear for me...
The charlie hunter guitar with fanned frets is a great choice for my opinion, but for a short scale instrument?? Don`t know...

Are there any experiences with it?

greetings,

[traktor]

Originally posted by Bearguitars
The charlie hunter guitar with fanned frets is a great choice for my opinion, but for a short scale instrument?? Don`t know...

Are there any experiences with it? I was in Ralph Novak's shop when he was making Charlie's current instrument and can vouch that it was drop-dead beautiful to look at and to hear.

However, I've not had one of Ralph's production Charlie Hunter models in my hands. However, knowing Ralph, I can guess that it will be an exceptionally wonderful instrument.