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| AdeV:
Very nice John, as you know I saw one of the bits "in production", and it looked very complicated... :nrocks: I still don't quite understand what happens to the strings when you fold it, and why they wouldn't go out of tune.... but, then, I haven't touched a guitar in 30 years, and never did make a tune on one... |
| Bogstandard:
Hi Ade, Where the cheapo ones fail, is that they still retain the rotary tuning spindles, where the strings pile up on themselves. If you can imagine when they are slackened, they can very easily unwind slightly, thru spring tension, and when retightened by bringing the two parts straight again, the strings can easily relay themselves into a different pattern on the spindle, so losing tune. Before anyone comes in stating that using a clamp across the strings will stop that, I will tell you now, it doesn't, it was tried over and over again with tighter and tighter tensions and it stiill couldn't stop them relaying themselves into a different coilshape. Just as they start to become tensioned, they just move slightly. It could be done by using solid bars to trap the strings between, but they would damage them beyond use. On the expensive ones, they go for a drum type system on the bottom of the body that keeps tension on the strings all the time, even when folded. I can't go into detail about how mine works, sorry. John |
| Brass_Machine:
That is a very unique and clever build. I am very impressed with how it turned out. I hope the patent bit works out for you. Eric |
| raynerd:
When I was a student I worked in a local guitar shop at weekends. We held a good range of guitars and over the 3-4 years I worked there I only ever came across one folding guitar, it was accustic acutally and it was an absolute pile of .... !! We use to sell a few of the small body travelling guitars and we definately recommended them in preference to any folding guitar from our experience! It is funny you used a Yamaha. I`m not to bad on the old Electric but the chap I use to work with was immense. During our free time when the shop was dead we use to have to tune them and just give them a "test". Out of everything he had to offer, Ibanez Gems, Strats, Les Pauls... he always went for a mid-low budget Yamaha - sounded pretty good but played better than any of the expensive ones! Interesting project ... I still have a block of wood in my workshop that I had glued and plained about a year ago in preparation to cutting an electric body from! You have inspired me... maybe I`ll have to make it into a folder!! |
| madjackghengis:
Hi John, that is a truly incredible job you've done there. I truly hope you are able to lay some of the details out in public, my violin teacher would very likely be at me to do the same job for him, as he is active in a couple bands, and travels very much, including across the pond, periodically. I've done quite a bit of work on various guitars and other instuments for him, in exchange for lessons, with his ideas musically, and my skills with wood and metal meshing nicely. He is incredibly talented, and wishes to own and play just about any stringed instrument, and some others as well. I never thought of such a thing, but I'm certain he'd be intrigued, and I'll have him look in on this post. Is there any thread of when you been doing this? :beer: Cheers, Jack |
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