Method of determining the fret positions for a fingerboard
OwnerPaul Everard Bookerinventor
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Abstract
The position for a fret on a fingerboard for a stringed instrument having non-parallel strings of different scale lengths is determined by interpolating between, or extrapolating from, a fret position (R1, R2 etc.; G1, G2 etc.; Q1, Q2 etc.) on a first fret scale and a corresponding fret position (F1, F2 etc.) on a second fret scale (F-F′; L-L′).
Claims19
A method of determining the position for a fret on a fingerboard for a stringed instrument having strings of different scale lengths, the method comprising the step of interpolating between, or extrapolating from, a fret position on a first fret scale and a corresponding fret position on a second fret scale.
7 A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first fret scale is disposed on one side of the centreline of the fingerboard and the second fret scale is disposed on the other side of the centreline of the fingerboard.
A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein the first and second fret scales are disposed parallel to the centre-line of the fingerboard.
A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein the separation between the first fret scale and the second fret scale increases from the nut of the fingerboard towards to saddle of the fingerboard.
A method as claimed in claim 7 wherein the first and second reference fret scales are disposed symmetrically about the centre-line of the fingerboard.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.