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Compensated Nuts

#48
scottyd said:
This is why I build using zero frets. But recently I was offered a deal from Buzz Fieten to be a licensed builder for their product, which I am considering still, check out the ideology of the system its very interesting.
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Please let me know if you end up using the Buzz Fieten system. I'm not interested in doing a full temperamented system, I feel that's overkill (IMO) for what I'm doing. I do respect it though. The ZeroGlide nut peaks my interest. That's not compensation, that's more of a Zero Fret discussion. As I said, I played my Ric with a paperclip at the nut for a couple years. It helped with those bottom 5 frets. My memory is so bad though. I did something to the setup and now I don't need it. SMH.
 
#52
Hopkins said:
Actually I think I have a pretty good grasp on even temperament and it has nothing to do "the rule of 18" fret positioning . Temperament is how in tune the notes are between the octaves, considering different tensions, and gauges of strings it is impossible to have an even tempered instrument with straight frets. Which is what led to the invention of crazy looking guitars like this
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The problem with this scheme is that those notes will only be truly in tune in one key. For example, the note E in the key of C is of a different frequency that the note E in the key of A in terms of how it sounds. Taking the note E in standard 440 tuning, to sound in tune the note E needs to be 660 Hz. To sound in tune in the key of C it needs to be 652 Hz. Unless the frets are moveable it is impossible for them to be in tune regardless of the compensation at the nut, the bridge or however squirrely the frets are.
 

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