Members Imthere Posted July 1, 2013 Members Share Posted July 1, 2013 I remember reading about a guitar with a hollowed out metal neck, kind of a sitar thing with movable frets and no fingerboard.. anyone know what I'm talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gitarzan Posted July 2, 2013 Members Share Posted July 2, 2013 Scalloped frets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thedudebro Posted September 28, 2013 Members Share Posted September 28, 2013 I am intrigued, that thing would be a slide's dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dkurtz Posted November 4, 2013 Members Share Posted November 4, 2013 Travis Bean guitars (http://www.travisbeanguitars.com/) had hollow metal necks, but so far as I know they were all fronted with conventional fingerboards. Then there's this very strange bird (http://www.en-derin.com/technology/gittler-guitar-features-striking-minimalist-design-with-ergonomic-features#)... sort of a sitar-like thing, with no fingerboard. But the frets are still fixed. rabbit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted November 5, 2013 Members Share Posted November 5, 2013 Sounds like you're describing a Sitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kazinator Posted November 10, 2013 Members Share Posted November 10, 2013 dkurtz wrote: Travis Bean guitars (http://www.travisbeanguitars.com/) had hollow metal necks, but so far as I know they were all fronted with conventional fingerboards. Then there's this very strange bird (http://www.en-derin.com/technology/gittler-guitar-features-striking-minimalist-design-with-ergonomic-features#)... sort of a sitar-like thing, with no fingerboard. But the frets are still fixed. rabbit Hey Rabbit,Before I clicked on that link, I knew exactly what I was going to see!I saw one of those things in some guitar mag back in the 1980's.From your description it came to my mind and then, lo and behold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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