RE: interchangeable fingerboard guitars, Rankin, Stone

> From: "John Schneider" <johnoschneider@hotmail.com>
> the acoustic response of the neck is
> severely compromised. The high frequencies are somewhat
> quenched by the
> magnetic material, and the sustain is a bit dampened - but
> the ease of
> changeability and portability far outweigh those
> considerations for me..

Hmm... I wonder how much of the high-frequency damping is a result of the
magnetic material, and how much is a loss of stiffness in the neck due to
the fingerboard being mostly removed. I wonder if inlaying carbon fiber
rods in the neck underneath the magnetic layer would solve or at least
lessen this problem. I don't think carbon fiber was readily available in
'78.

> Please let me know if you intend to market/manufacture the
> fingerboards, as
> Mark Rankin (bless his soul) is very difficult to get in
> touch with, in this
> electronic instant gratification age of ours!

I am not ready to manufacture the kits myself yet, but if I like the kit
after I have installed one, I'll try to keep a few in stock, so that my
customers won't have to wait for snail-mailing Mark Rankin.

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