Another vid thats not me but good food for thought - goes through the thought process of designing an ergonomic guitar to minimise strain on wrists and and hips..Ergonomic guitar and bass design theory, including the Trapezoidal Neck Profile and Hip Hole. Rick Toone | Luthier.
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Thanks for the comments - thought is was interesting and might spark some other ideas for modifications. The cow hip bone is interesting - sort of makes sense that something ergonomic would mimic a shape from nature. Silent Jim I try to be bad I really do I just dont have that level of commitment. Dan I saw Barefoot Cajuns fanned fret board a while back is there any calculators for them? John always happy to share what I stumble upon. Was really interesting in that guitar as I was told as a kid that I 'didnt have the hands' for guitar and not to waste my time. Now I see three year olds playing full size guitars and I'm like what the hell? So finding something that is comfortable and dosnt add strain to the wrist etc is a bonus.
What an interesting idea. Although the emphasis of this is on the body shape I am interested in how well that neck profile works. Thanks for posting this.
Huh. Good ideas. I have some hand arthritis. Especially in the left thumb. CBGs work better than full size gits. Too small and cramped - like a mandolin -is bad for me. So are wide necks. Hmm. Neat ideas here.
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Thanks for the comments - thought is was interesting and might spark some other ideas for modifications. The cow hip bone is interesting - sort of makes sense that something ergonomic would mimic a shape from nature. Silent Jim I try to be bad I really do I just dont have that level of commitment. Dan I saw Barefoot Cajuns fanned fret board a while back is there any calculators for them? John always happy to share what I stumble upon. Was really interesting in that guitar as I was told as a kid that I 'didnt have the hands' for guitar and not to waste my time. Now I see three year olds playing full size guitars and I'm like what the hell? So finding something that is comfortable and dosnt add strain to the wrist etc is a bonus.
looks like a cows hip bone
CBG's work the best ergonomically for me...! (-:
Cool. Form follows function.
Nice.
John, the trapzoidal neck really works well, especially with the fanned fret board. Chording is a lot easier.
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What an interesting idea. Although the emphasis of this is on the body shape I am interested in how well that neck profile works. Thanks for posting this.
Huh. Good ideas. I have some hand arthritis. Especially in the left thumb. CBGs work better than full size gits. Too small and cramped - like a mandolin -is bad for me. So are wide necks. Hmm. Neat ideas here.