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Polymaker / sigen

Stringed Instrument Layout Generator
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Backwards fanned frets? #6

Open voivodpl opened 9 months ago

voivodpl commented 9 months ago

Hey, not sure if it is maintained, but if you would like to add some features, I'm requesting fanning backwards. So all the strings are slanted a little bit backwards, but the string start is like with multiscale, with descending pitch/scale, the string starts more in the back.

The reason I would like to easily design this because I would like to try to play with backwards slanting because I feel that would make powerchords more comfortable to play, and normal fanned frets actually more difficult.

Also I would like to slant first fret backwards.

Also I'm thinking about using double strings so in C tuning that would be CC FF A# A#. That with a little bit of multiscale might mess with the string gauge a bit and a bit the sound. I'm thinking about 3 scales on top of that. :D

Polymaker commented 9 months ago

I actually had the idea to add that feature after seeing some recent Ibanez models that have fanned frets but are not multiscale. I am working on a V2 of Sigen and I have the feature working. The V2 is far from usable but I sure can port it back to the current version. I might have some free time during the winter holidays to code it. I'll let you know when it's available.