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| Author: | ecklesweb [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:33 am ] |
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displaying my utter ignorance here, but anyway... Why is the fingerboard on a steel-string guitar traditionally radiused? Alternatively stated: Why, other than tradition, would I chose to radius the fingerboard on the steel-string guitar I'm building? Thanks, Jay |
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| Author: | Pwoolson [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:40 am ] |
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Radiused fingerboards make fretting easier, especially when using bar chords. Bar chords on a flat board would be very difficult to do without buzzing. |
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| Author: | John How [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:43 am ] |
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It's mostly all about comfort and ease of playing. |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:44 am ] |
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Ease of play By radiusing the finger board it fits the shape of the human hand better. Even most classicals have a radius just much larger. I know some buld them flat but I did not say all 
The force required to fret a steel string is greater than that of a classical and the strings are much closer to each other. the radius helps there as well |
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| Author: | burbank [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:02 am ] |
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The easiest-playing steel string guitar I have has a nearly flat fretboard. Action, scale, relief and string guages are nearly the same on as on my radiused one. This one's so easy to play, I'm considering a nearly flat fretboard on the next steel string I'm building. I'd say give it a try, though like with everything else, YMMV. |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:49 am ] |
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Pat, if you do it, could you keep us informed on how it went? i'm really interested in this. TIA 
Serge |
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