The open strings of the Kelstone are muted so that when you hammer and release a note, you don't always hear the open string. Because the muting material between the nut and the 1st fret we have opted for a zero fret so that the notes on the dot positions are the same as on the guitar. To play harmonics you pick a note on the neck and think of that note as an open string. The harmonic of that note will then be 12 frets higher. Other harmonics will lie 5 and 7 frets up. With the right hand you place a finger just on top of the string, touching it but not pressing it and with your left hand you hammer the note. This will make you hear the harmonic. JVK
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Very interesting. I wonder how it is tuned and how the fingerings work out. I guess it is related to the stick?
http://youtu.be/2GS0nKIebCc Thanks for sharing, Keni Lee
The open strings of the Kelstone are muted so that when you hammer and release a note, you don't always hear the open string.
Because the muting material between the nut and the 1st fret we have opted for a zero fret so that the notes on the dot positions are the same as on the guitar.
To play harmonics you pick a note on the neck and think of that note as an open string. The harmonic of that note will then be 12 frets higher. Other harmonics will lie 5 and 7 frets up.
With the right hand you place a finger just on top of the string, touching it but not pressing it and with your left hand you hammer the note. This will make you hear the harmonic.
JVK
Not a chapman stick..