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The Kite guitar has almost twice as many frets as a standard guitar. Even with these additional frets, the Kite guitar is still quite playable. The interval between open strings is usually a major 3rd, not a 4th. Thus new chord shapes must be learned. However, the Kite guitar is isomorphic, meaning that chord shapes can be moved not only from fret to fret but also from string to string. Thus there are far fewer shapes to learn. (Open tunings, which are non-isomorphic, are also possible.) Tuning in 3rds not 4ths reduces the overall range of the guitar. Thus a 7-string or even an 8-string guitar is desirable. | The Kite guitar has almost twice as many frets as a standard guitar. Even with these additional frets, the Kite guitar is still quite playable. The interval between open strings is usually a major 3rd, not a 4th. Thus new chord shapes must be learned. However, the Kite guitar is isomorphic, meaning that chord shapes can be moved not only from fret to fret but also from string to string. Thus there are far fewer shapes to learn. (Open tunings, which are non-isomorphic, are also possible.) Tuning in 3rds not 4ths reduces the overall range of the guitar. Thus a 7-string or even an 8-string guitar is desirable. | ||
=== Photographs === | === Photographs === | ||
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== Further materials == | == Further materials == | ||
http://tallkite.com/misc_files/The%20Kite%20Tuning.pdf (May 2019 paper announcing the discovery) | |||
[[Mathematical Basis For The Kite Guitar]] | [[Mathematical Basis For The Kite Guitar]] | ||
Categories of 41-edo Scales (coming soon) | Categories of 41-edo Scales (coming soon) | ||