Archive for December, 2009
The Intonation of the Gods–The “Schoenberg Set-up” Part Two
In the last post I talked about on problem with getting good intonation for fingerstyle on acoustic guitar. Lacking this, a fingerstyle player will never be able to get the full enjoyment and personal expression that comes from playing.
Enter the Schoenberg set-up. Eric Schoenberg began playing ragtime fingerpicking guitar in the late 1950s. [...]
Intonation on Fingerstyle Guitar–The “Schoenberg Set-up” Part One
I’ve tried for years to understand what my real needs are in terms of getting the action right on my guitars. Most importantly, I’ve wanted to set the intonation properly on my instruments. It’s been an often frustrating journey, and I’ve spent years in a somewhat harsh wasteland of less than optimally set up guitars. [...]
