Guitar details"Krueger Auto-Fret" by Jeffery Krueger
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Hmm... looks interesting...
i can see that if you backed up the frist fret a tiny bit , (or added one further back ) you could chord the the 3rd and 5th frets properly with the same spacing using the 14th and 19th position .
this could add a few more chords , but that fret would be useless anywhere else . but it adds some low end chords .
i understand this is just for slide , but as josh says .. why the ehe extra frets then ?
i assume its to chord up top . hence addind a few chord posibilitys would be good .
another option would be a fixed bottom end .. and a slider for the top end . i see more practicallirt in that .
but its making us scratch our heads .. and thats always a good thing ;-)
I'm confused by a couple of things here. First, the spacing between the frets needs to decrease as they get closer to the bridge in order for the proper notes to be played when you fret the string. Because of that, there is only one point on the neck where that array of frets at that specific spacing will play notes correctly, and at all other positions you'll get sharps and flats. Essentially, the ability to play any chords is lost accept for when the carriage is placed at that one key position.
I understand the concept behind what you're trying to do with slide techniques, but why have all those extra frets on there? You'd be better served just having one fret and working with that. All of the others will just be extraneous until you hit that sweet spot.
I suppose you could space the frets so that they're correct for positions 1 through 5, at which point you could play chords when the carriage is moved up by the nut (where most strummers play their chords anyway) but then that's the only place you can chord your guitar?
If the guitar is just meant to be played as a slide instrument, why wouldn't you just mark out the frets on the neck (fretless) and use a slide? Or if you didn't want to use a slide you could use an alternative material for the fingerboard like glass or metal, which provides an incredible sound and provides the range of all those middle notes that you're trying to find.
http://www.guitarworld.com/interview-ned-evett-discusses-his-fretle...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLsAJsH3mZ8
I'm just not seeing it.
It's really difficult to see what's going on because the framing is off on the video - at some points you're talking about (and presumably pointing at) things which are out of shot.
It looks as if there's a big problem with the design but it's difficult to tell (but I have also looked at the still photo on your page). The issue is the relative spacing of frets as you move up and down the neck. You seem to have a sliding block with six frets on it and they appear to be at a fixed spacing from each other. But as you move up and down the neck of a guitar the fret spacing needs to change to give correct notes - the higher up the neck the closer the fret spacing. Am I missing something?
i can see the concept ,, because i have thought of something similar ,, its the practicality that brings up issues .
being able to finger the frets too would be a bonus , but the fret spacing would have to be compensated at the lower end , once a player figured that out it could be adapted into a playing style .
even a combo of using a regular slide ontop . thus would save 3 inch calluses from grinding your finger all day sandwiching the strings . and it would avoid fret bumps on low action setups .
it has something to offer , i think the answers are there , but it still begets questioning .
great job and craftmanship btw .
Pretty cool. I wonder, How well could a person with no experience with guitars- make music on this?