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There are about a dozen Kite guitars in existence, see [[Kite_Guitar_Photographs]]. | |||
=== Recordings === | === Recordings === | ||
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'''<u>Now and Xen podcast</u>:''' http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/29268-cents-kite-giedraitis-aaron-wolf-spencer-hargraves-jacob-collier | '''<u>Now and Xen podcast</u>:''' http://nowandxen.libsyn.com/29268-cents-kite-giedraitis-aaron-wolf-spencer-hargraves-jacob-collier | ||
Kite Giedraitis and Aaron Wolf were hanging out one afternoon playing guitar, when Spencer Hargraves (Terry Maple, Jock Tears, Redrick Sultan) texted that he had a gig that night in Portland. They invited him over, and excitedly filled him in on the Kite guitar. | Kite Giedraitis and Aaron Wolf were hanging out one afternoon playing guitar, when Spencer Hargraves (Terry Maple, Jock Tears, Redrick Sultan) texted that he had a gig that night in Portland. They invited him over, and excitedly filled him in on the Kite guitar. Later Spencer told them he had secretly recorded the conversation. | ||
'''<u>Short cell phone videos with Jacob Collier</u>:''' | '''<u>Short cell phone videos with Jacob Collier</u>:''' | ||
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The 41 notes can be named with [[Ups and Downs Notation|ups and downs]]. A sharp equals four ups, and a minor 2nd equals three ups. | The 41 notes can be named with [[Ups and Downs Notation|ups and downs]]. A sharp equals four ups (two frets), and a minor 2nd equals three ups. | ||
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[[File:The Kite Tuning lattices-2.png|left|thumb|400x400px]] | [[File:The Kite Tuning lattices-2.png|left|thumb|400x400px]] | ||
[[File:The Kite Tuning lattices-3.png|center|thumb|400x400px]] | [[File:The Kite Tuning lattices-3.png|center|thumb|400x400px]] | ||
== Tunings == | == Tunings == | ||
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But anyway, the two designs can coexist on the same fretboard by simply inserting an extra fret between the 1st and 2nd instead of moving the 2nd fret lower as I have done, and by varying the tuning of the open strings as you please. It's a fantastic way to access the resources of 41edo on a guitar, without having an absurd number of very closely-spaced frets!" | But anyway, the two designs can coexist on the same fretboard by simply inserting an extra fret between the 1st and 2nd instead of moving the 2nd fret lower as I have done, and by varying the tuning of the open strings as you please. It's a fantastic way to access the resources of 41edo on a guitar, without having an absurd number of very closely-spaced frets!" | ||
How to implement the half-fret capo trick: An extra fret slot is cut to allow insertion of a temporary fret in between the 1st and 2nd (permanent) frets. (If the guitar has a zeroth fret, the temporary fret can go between the 0th and 1st frets.) The slot stops short of the treble side of the fretboard. So gravity holds it in place, plus of course the capo. The temporary fret has the barbs on the side of the tang filed off. The extra slot is a bit wider, so the fret can be pulled out easily. It goes in from the side, under the strings, so the strings don't need to be loosened. It can be inserted and removed on stage between songs. The fret is a bit longer, sticks out about 1 | How to implement the half-fret capo trick: An extra fret slot is cut to allow insertion of a temporary fret in between the 1st and 2nd (permanent) frets. (If the guitar has a zeroth fret, the temporary fret can go between the 0th and 1st frets.) The slot stops short of the treble side of the fretboard. So gravity holds it in place, plus of course the capo. The temporary fret has the barbs on the side of the tang filed off. The extra slot is a bit wider, so the fret can be pulled out easily. It goes in from the side, under the strings, so the strings don't need to be loosened. It can be inserted and removed on stage between songs. The fret is a bit longer, sticks out about 1 inch, so that you can pull it out easily. | ||
== Fretboard Charts (downmajor tuning) == | == Fretboard Charts (downmajor tuning) == | ||
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== Further materials == | == Further materials == | ||
[[Kite Guitar Exercises]] | === [[Kite Guitar Exercises]] === | ||
The circle of 5ths, half-fret bends, etc. | |||
=== [[Mathematical Basis For The Kite Guitar]] === | |||
The Kite guitar can be tuned to edos 19, 22, 41, 60, 63, 85 and 104, as well as rank-2 Laquinyo/Magic. | |||
[[ | === [[Kite_Giedraitis's_Categorizations_of_41edo_Scales |Scales on the Kite Guitar]] === | ||
Pentatonic, diatonic, semitonal, chromatic and microtonal. | |||
[ | === [http://tallkite.com/misc_files/The%20Kite%20Tuning.pdf The Kite Tuning (original announcement)] === | ||
May 2019 paper announcing the discovery, 16 page pdf | |||