twiztedchild
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I saw this and wanted to know if other companys have used or are using the "Infinate Radius" on their guitars.
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What is an infinite radius or flat fingerboard?
Some players believe that a flat fingerboard has a large radius of 16 – 20 inches. This is a misconception. A flat fingerboard is totally flat or, if you prefer, the radius is infinite.
As a standard feature, I build all guitars with an infinite radius fingerboard because there are several advantages for the player, which I shall try to enumerate.
For the guitar maker, this is actually not an easier option, because it is more time-consuming. This technique requires more fretwork experience and skill to obtain a perfect result, which is, that everything is totally flat.
Virtually all instruments (guitars and basses) have a radius-ed fingerboard. You will hardly ever find factory-built, solid body guitars with an infinite radius, it’s just too complicated to obtain. There are a very few exceptions, such as the ‘Vigier’ Shawn Lane model. However, this is by far the minority approach, although it is by far the best.
On the matter of advantages: have you ever noticed how some guitars will ‘fret out’ when doing a bend?
The problem is that the curved radius is not a perfect design. Therefore, when you bend a string, the string is being pulled at an angle across that curved surface, which is not ideal. A small improvement on the usual radius is, of course, a compound radius fingerboard, which already removes a few such problems.
A flat fingerboard brings more to the player!
When you bend a string on an infinite radius, the action is the same, even if you bend them all the way across it.
The first advantage is no ‘fretting out’ and no ‘die out’ when bending. The second is a considerably lowered action without buzzing problems. This contributes to the ergonomy and comfort.
There is yet a further advantage when it comes to chords. They will feel much more natural to the player’s hands.
I receive lots of feedback on the subject, having myself built over 150 guitars with an infinite radius. Over the years, I have never had anything but enthusiastic, positive comments about it from the players’ own experience. I only play on flat fingerboards, so I’m well aware of these advantages myself.
Players with small hands have told me that the flat fingerboard has made things much easier for them, enabling them to improve their playing and performance.
If you think about it, most pickups are built with no radius. So, for many reasons, it makes more sense to built and play on a flat fingerboard.
www.hufschmidguitars.com/flatfingerboard.html
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What is an infinite radius or flat fingerboard?
Some players believe that a flat fingerboard has a large radius of 16 – 20 inches. This is a misconception. A flat fingerboard is totally flat or, if you prefer, the radius is infinite.
As a standard feature, I build all guitars with an infinite radius fingerboard because there are several advantages for the player, which I shall try to enumerate.
For the guitar maker, this is actually not an easier option, because it is more time-consuming. This technique requires more fretwork experience and skill to obtain a perfect result, which is, that everything is totally flat.
Virtually all instruments (guitars and basses) have a radius-ed fingerboard. You will hardly ever find factory-built, solid body guitars with an infinite radius, it’s just too complicated to obtain. There are a very few exceptions, such as the ‘Vigier’ Shawn Lane model. However, this is by far the minority approach, although it is by far the best.
On the matter of advantages: have you ever noticed how some guitars will ‘fret out’ when doing a bend?
The problem is that the curved radius is not a perfect design. Therefore, when you bend a string, the string is being pulled at an angle across that curved surface, which is not ideal. A small improvement on the usual radius is, of course, a compound radius fingerboard, which already removes a few such problems.
A flat fingerboard brings more to the player!
When you bend a string on an infinite radius, the action is the same, even if you bend them all the way across it.
The first advantage is no ‘fretting out’ and no ‘die out’ when bending. The second is a considerably lowered action without buzzing problems. This contributes to the ergonomy and comfort.
There is yet a further advantage when it comes to chords. They will feel much more natural to the player’s hands.
I receive lots of feedback on the subject, having myself built over 150 guitars with an infinite radius. Over the years, I have never had anything but enthusiastic, positive comments about it from the players’ own experience. I only play on flat fingerboards, so I’m well aware of these advantages myself.
Players with small hands have told me that the flat fingerboard has made things much easier for them, enabling them to improve their playing and performance.
If you think about it, most pickups are built with no radius. So, for many reasons, it makes more sense to built and play on a flat fingerboard.
www.hufschmidguitars.com/flatfingerboard.html
