Salut !
à mon avis, c'est au luthier d'expliquer les pour et les contre...
Sinon, peut-être que cette vidéo pourra répondre à quelques questions (à 4:18 en fait)... En gros, il dit que la première fois qu'il y a eu une telle guitare entre les mains, il n'a pas eu même besoin de s'adapter.
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Andy McKee explains fanned frets
En cherchant "adapting to fanned fret" sur Google, tu as quelques témoignages. Ceux que j'ai pu lire semble parler d'une adaptation facile, voire d'une plus grande facilité de jeu. On souligne également que l'angle va différer selon l'accordage choisis.
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The fan itself was not a big issue to get used to, in fact it almost felt relaxing on the hands. What took some getting used to was the 5ths tuning, but once I had a feel for the chords and scales I felt that the wide fan was extremely well suited for it.
If I were to buy one for a standard tuning I'd go for a smaller fan. The scale lengths would be determined by the desired tuning.
http://www.sevenstring.org/for(...).html
D'autres infos :
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Advantages
While fanned fret guitars have a unique aesthetic design that lends an intriguing shape and appearance to the guitar, the design's primary benefits are performance enhancements. The slanted frets lengthen the lower strings of the guitar and shortens the higher pitched ones. This is achieved by placing the bridge of the guitar at an opposite angle to the nut. Thus, the distance between the nut and bridge on the side of the fretboard for the low E string is longer than it is on the side of the high E string. This follows the design logic of the piano and the harp: the higher the pitch, the shorter the string.
This fanned fret arrangement allows for more precise tuning and better tone.[3] Other advantages over a traditionally fretted guitar include more uniform string tension across the neck of the guitar, easier adaptability to seriously altered tunings (such as DADGAD, dropped C and dropped D), the ability to tune strings up as well as down, enhanced definition of harmonics, and the elimination of non-harmonic overtones and unwanted noise.[3] All the strings sound somewhat clearer and cleaner than traditionally built guitars.[3] The B string, in particular, sounds lighter and more distinct than it would on non-fanned models. On a traditional guitar, the G string sometimes feels like it has a higher tension than the other strings; on fanned fret guitars the G string retains normal tension and has a somewhat warmer tone.[3]
All the strings produce an even tone across the neck of the guitar, as compared with traditionally fretted guitars that often have one or more "tinny" sounding strings. Ralph Novak says that his guitars specifically offer a wide range of tonality: “Our guitars have a lot of bass and a lot of treble, while the midrange is fairly flat in that region. Therefore, our guitars are very good for recording because they are designed with that application in mind. They really sit in the mix very nicely, even if you’re going direct.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F(...)itars
Sinon, pour ce qui est des cordes nylons, en cherchant "fanned fret nylon" tu as quelques infos également positives.
On peut ajouter que l'avantage est plus "présent" avec des certains modèles d'instruments:
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One of the real advantages of the Fanned-Fret ® concept lies in its application to instruments like the seven-string guitar, eight-string guitar, five-string bass, six-string bass, baritone guitar, and mandolin. The range of tunings and number of strings force compromises that make these instruments poor performers or even impractical when constructed with the traditional single scale-length. The fanned-fret concept addresses those problems and makes these instruments playable and practical.
http://www.edroman.com/guitars(...)x.htm
