24 frets per octave

ToneControl

Surely @viz ; will be interested

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2eukIoSsKM

viz

Absolutely awesome! Basically Vicentino’s Arciorgano keyboard

PolarityMan

Why the non-uniform spacing?

merlin

Clean? 

Winny_Pooh

Sounds great in isolation but how would this sound within a band?

viz

Winny_Pooh said:

Sounds great in isolation but how would this sound within a band?

Awesome so long as the song is in a simple key like D or G. Or in the case of Sweet Home Alabama, both. 

Funkfingers

To which note scale convention(s) does it conform? Western, Arabic, Indian, Japanese?

Roland

PolarityMan said:

Why the non-uniform spacing?

Funkfingers said:

To which note scale convention(s) does it conform? Western, Arabic, Indian, Japanese? 

As he says about 22 seconds into the video, there are 12 notes per octave (these will be the western scale) plus another 12 frets at harmonic intervals. So you’ve got two sets of frets which are spaced according to two different sets of rules. The only overlaps are where the 4th and 5th are on a normal guitar, and of course the octave.

viz

Roland said:

PolarityMan said:

Why the non-uniform spacing?

Funkfingers said:

To which note scale convention(s) does it conform? Western, Arabic, Indian, Japanese? 

As he says about 22 seconds into the video, there are 12 notes per octave (these will be the western scale) plus another 12 frets at harmonic intervals. So you’ve got two sets of frets which are spaced according to two different sets of rules. The only overlaps are where the 4th and 5th are on a normal guitar, and of course the octave.

It gives the 100% pure “just intonation” intervals rather than the “equal-tempered” intervals that normal frets give. Even the 4ths and 5ths are subject to tempering on a normal guitar. 

hollywoodrox

The new Gibson Les Paul standard for 2020 will feature this 

JMP220478

hollywoodrox said:

The new Gibson Les Paul standard for 2020 will feature this 

play authenthick ... :-)

Funkfingers

Ooooooooooooooud!

proggy

I don't think I could ever get used to those frets.

monquixote

I thought it might be someone posting this:

First time I've heard someone posting microtonal music that actually sounded good.

lysander

That looks pretty cool ! Though I suspect would take a long time to master.

ToneControl

monquixote said:

I thought it might be someone posting this:

First time I've heard someone posting microtonal music that actually sounded good.

I like that trick