I must have one!

[toejam]

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Anyway, I think anything over 7 would just confuse the hell out of me! [img]/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/fart.gif[/img]

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Why? Our tempered system is rather repetitious, as it is quite small (compared to some Eastern systems). If you are comfortable with scales and chords on 6, adding more should present no problems outside of mild physical adaptation issues.

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I agree...it's just extending the scales...that's all. Sure it would take a little getting used to the feel of it, but expand your mind young Joe!...LOL! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Okay, good point. I should expand my mind a little more. Timothy Leary said acid was good for that. Hmm, maybe I should try some. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[pro-fusion]

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I'm not a luthier, but build-wise there's not much reason that wouldn't be possible. You would have to put the high string on the bass side of the neck like a banjo, otherwise playing on the other string at or below that fret would be a major pain in the ass.

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Actually, I would envision the 'short' high-A string being on the high side of the fretboard. If designed correctly, it shouldn't interfere with the use of the other strings at all. The neck would be six/seven string and regular width up to the 5th fret, where it would then widen out to accomodate the high-A. The ball-end of the high-A would attach unobtrusively at the widening point, much the way you seen on a Steinberger. The tuner for the high A would be at the bottom end of the guitar, like you see on 10-string BC Rich Bitches for example.

I wonder if shortening the string that way--and perhaps placing its terminus even higher, such as at the 12th fret--would render it less breakable? If so, you could use a .07 string and still have it be bendable and usable at a high pitch. Theoretically, you could even add an additional high-D string that would take you up to a third octave without having to design a three-octave length neck.

[pedalGEEK]

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It seems to me that if you played any position lower than the "nut-point" for the hi-A you'd have to come up with a new technique to mute the high-A string, because your fret hand could not be used for muting it.

[jazzman]

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It's kinda funny, because after reading all of the posts from all of you, it's basically everything that went through my head when I saw it. The high A, the wacked frets all angled and what not, the everything. I guess that's why I wanted to share it with all you guitar freaks. Most normal people would think it was just a guitar.

[GodOfRhythm]

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Conklins are so beautiful and good, but so so so so expensive.