Emmett Chapman
playing a graphite Ten String Grand Stick
with ACTV-2™, white pearl inlays
and pearlescent gray tuners. |
The wider fretboard of this 10-string stereo Stick model provides more room for the fingers.
Center-to-center string spacing is .350" as opposed to .315" on our standard 10-string Sticks.
The space between the two groups of strings is also wider, at .500" instead of the standard .430".
This instrument is meant to accommodate those
musicians with larger hands and fingers, and
those who want more of a guitar like string
spacing. It's a step in the direction of the SB8
(Stick Bass), which spaces all eight strings
uniformly .400" apart, measured from center to
center of each string. The SB8 has the typical
Stick stereo placement of strings into two groups
of four, but the string spacing is uniform all
across a single sequence of perfect fourths. The
Ten-String Grand, on the other hand, preserves
the wider physical gap at the center between the
two groups of strings, as with other Stick type
4ths/5ths tunings.
Adjustable components for easy setup. A wide
variety of
ordering options allow you to
customize your instrument with your choice of
exotic hardwood laminates, tunings, string
gauges, pickup configurations, MIDI, and even the
inlay material in dots or lines.
Your basic order should include the instrument, a
hard or soft case, a stereo cable and an
instruction book for your tuning. For more
information about Greg Howard's and Emmett
Chapman's books see instructional materials.
detail shots (click image for larger view)
head and
damper
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tailpiece and
pickups
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Read Emmett's original article about the Ten String Grand Here
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about the Ten String Grand Stick.
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