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Post by Mike Floorstand on May 16, 2013 22:34:07 GMT
r.ebay.com/lye5wLThe seller says it has double-spaced frets, what do you think happened here - they copied the neck off a baritone bass, they forgot their tape measure, or is there a musical justification for it?
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Post by Martin on May 16, 2013 22:42:42 GMT
 Never seen anything like that before!  |
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Post by keithambridge on May 17, 2013 12:03:44 GMT
It must be for playing in the hexatonic or whole tone scale! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_tone_scale. Boring I'd guess! I have seen Baglamas (mini Greek bouzoukis) with frets missing. I am still trying to get to the bottom of why, whether it's for playing in a specific key and since the fret spacing is so tight it just helps to remove frets that are never used, Who knows? Not me yet!! That's a lovely looking banjo though, I like the armrest! |
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Post by davewhite on May 17, 2013 12:16:14 GMT
Maybe they are "Duelling Banjos" that come in pairs - the other one has 11 frets as well but in the missing fret positions.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2013 0:31:21 GMT
I'm sure I've seen a Serbian instrument strung and fretted like that. Not a banjo, but it was a strummed rhythm instrument with a singing sort of sound.
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