19-tet guitars

Howdy.

I've been reading over the theory of 19-teT and it all makes sense to
me... So I was thinking about taking the next step and buying a 19-tet
guitar. Is that even a remote possibility or do I have to make it
myself? I'm not too good with the sort of mechanical tinkering
involved, I'd probably end up sawing the neck off somehow... ;-) So,
lacking a place that can make me a 19-teT guitar, does anyone know of
any good books/websites where I can read up on refretting a guitar
without destroying it?

Thanks for any thoughts/pointers/advice...

Brian Szymanski
bks10@cornell.edu

----- Original Message -----
From: <xbrianskix@yahoo.com>

> Howdy.
>
> I've been reading over the theory of 19-teT and it all makes sense to
> me... So I was thinking about taking the next step and buying a 19-tet
> guitar. Is that even a remote possibility or do I have to make it
> myself?

Check with http://microtones.com They'll make 19tet or just about anything
you want.

* David Beardsley
* http://biink.com
* http://mp3.com/davidbeardsley

Also, 19-tone is great for beginners. I'm a novice myself and had no trouble
figuring it out. The main adjustment is of course where chromatic enharmonics
like C#/Db, D#/Eb etc. are no longer the same note. (It's like that for
17-tone, another good entry-level system.) 31-tone is *really* fun if you
decide to get into it.

I still have to learn what a lot of the terminology on this list means.

About defretting guitars: I "ripped" the frets out of my bass guitar (it was a
normal fretted Ibanez six-string), partly so I can play more microtonals, mostly
so I can get a fatter sound. If you do that with your guitar, it's easy if you
don't have a bound fretboard, but whatever you do you MUST fill in the fret
slots or the neck will bow. A light wood filling gives you nice fretlines
anyway.

Refretting? That one I've never done, but I'd probably get a new fretless neck
instead of taking the frets off of a 12-tone setup and cutting it up again for
19-tone or more.

~DaW~

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--- In tuning@y..., "Danny Wier" <dawier@y...> wrote:

> I still have to learn what a lot of the terminology on this list
means.

Don't be afraid to ask. Also, check out the Dictionary:

http://www.ixpres.com/interval/dict/

Danny Wier wrote:

> Also, 19-tone is great for beginners. I'm a novice myself and had no trouble
> figuring it out. The main adjustment is of course where chromatic enharmonics
> like C#/Db, D#/Eb etc. are no longer the same note. (It's like that for
> 17-tone, another good entry-level system.) 31-tone is *really* fun if you
> decide to get into it.
>
> I still have to learn what a lot of the terminology on this list means.
>
> About defretting guitars: I "ripped" the frets out of my bass guitar (it was a
> normal fretted Ibanez six-string), partly so I can play more microtonals, mostly
> so I can get a fatter sound. If you do that with your guitar, it's easy if you
> don't have a bound fretboard, but whatever you do you MUST fill in the fret
> slots or the neck will bow. A light wood filling gives you nice fretlines
> anyway.
>
> Refretting? That one I've never done, but I'd probably get a new fretless neck
> instead of taking the frets off of a 12-tone setup and cutting it up again for
> 19-tone or more.
>
> ~DaW~

It's great to hear from another microtonal guitarist - but you must realise that 22tet rules. :
- )))

Regards