Comments on: Adrian Legg’s Custom Guitar http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar Guitar Designs. Ergonomics. Guitar Making. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Robert Irizarryhttp://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-138 Robert Irizarry Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:34:00 +0000 http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-138 Anonymous - Unfortunately, there isn't a lot out there on the design but I have been curious about its balance. My assumption is that it would not be neck heavy. The headstock is a short 3x3 design and the body appears to be longer than the Klein which helps counter the weight of the headstock and tuners. While I really like headless guitar designs for a variety of reasons (not all of them related to ergonomics), components can be difficult to obtain which has led me to thinking about a future build based on a conventional bridge and neck. Now that I have my Klein body, I can do a quick experiment by clamping a conventional neck onto it just to get a rough idea.<BR/><BR/>As far as the Klein "notch", I agree completely. Its great for classical position. In fact, the Klein is even more balanced in this position than in conventional playing position. Anonymous – Unfortunately, there isn’t a lot out there on the design but I have been curious about its balance. My assumption is that it would not be neck heavy. The headstock is a short 3×3 design and the body appears to be longer than the Klein which helps counter the weight of the headstock and tuners. While I really like headless guitar designs for a variety of reasons (not all of them related to ergonomics), components can be difficult to obtain which has led me to thinking about a future build based on a conventional bridge and neck. Now that I have my Klein body, I can do a quick experiment by clamping a conventional neck onto it just to get a rough idea.

As far as the Klein “notch”, I agree completely. Its great for classical position. In fact, the Klein is even more balanced in this position than in conventional playing position.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-139 Anonymous Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:11:00 +0000 http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-139 Any idea if this guitar is neck heavy? <BR/><BR/>The Klein design includes a trem unit on the bottom and no weight past the 0 fret so it seems like it would be impossible to get the same balance with the addition of a headstock and no counterweight.<BR/><BR/>Another nice thing about the Klein body is the notch out of the bottom which allows you to easily play it sitting with the guitar between your legs in a more or less classical guitar posture. The notch fits over your right thigh, and in this position the neck angle is much more perpendicular. Any idea if this guitar is neck heavy?

The Klein design includes a trem unit on the bottom and no weight past the 0 fret so it seems like it would be impossible to get the same balance with the addition of a headstock and no counterweight.

Another nice thing about the Klein body is the notch out of the bottom which allows you to easily play it sitting with the guitar between your legs in a more or less classical guitar posture. The notch fits over your right thigh, and in this position the neck angle is much more perpendicular.

]]> By: Robert Irizarryhttp://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-140 Robert Irizarry Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:22:00 +0000 http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-140 Absinth - Thanks for stopping by. Come back soon because my next step will be flush trimming the body. That should be another interesting milestone especially when you consider I'm new to using routers. Absinth – Thanks for stopping by. Come back soon because my next step will be flush trimming the body. That should be another interesting milestone especially when you consider I’m new to using routers.

]]> By: ABSINTHhttp://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-141 ABSINTH Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:47:00 +0000 http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-141 nice... im also planning to build my own guitar out of a mahogany block. i had made a plan out of a cad software... cheers nice… im also planning to build my own guitar out of a mahogany block. i had made a plan out of a cad software… cheers

]]> By: Robert Irizarryhttp://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-142 Robert Irizarry Thu, 31 Aug 2006 02:17:00 +0000 http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-142 Aesthetically, I don't disagree with you regarding the look of Legg's ergonomic guitar. However, I have noticed in several pictures of Legg that he uses a small pillow or cushion underneath the guitar to raise it a bit which suggests that the guitar doesn't sit tall enough. The Klein, on the other hand, wouldn't require this. Finally, the Klein plan I use is a standard Klein body PLUS the 4 harp strings. I merely delete them. BTW, if I'm not mistaken, the harp version was done for guitarist Michael Hedges. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comments! Aesthetically, I don’t disagree with you regarding the look of Legg’s ergonomic guitar. However, I have noticed in several pictures of Legg that he uses a small pillow or cushion underneath the guitar to raise it a bit which suggests that the guitar doesn’t sit tall enough. The Klein, on the other hand, wouldn’t require this. Finally, the Klein plan I use is a standard Klein body PLUS the 4 harp strings. I merely delete them. BTW, if I’m not mistaken, the harp version was done for guitarist Michael Hedges.

Thanks for the comments!

]]> By: Greghttp://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-143 Greg Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:02:00 +0000 http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-143 I like how the overall look is more compact than the Klein. The Klein, particularly since the plans you based yours on has the 4 sub-bass strings, is kind of large and clunky by comparison. I like how the overall look is more compact than the Klein. The Klein, particularly since the plans you based yours on has the 4 sub-bass strings, is kind of large and clunky by comparison.

]]> By: earlhttp://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-144 earl Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:56:00 +0000 http://buildingtheergonomicguitar.com/2006/08/adrian-leggs-ergonomic-guitar.html#comment-144 i like the support for the picking hand offered.<BR/>http://guitarguitarguitar.blogspot.com/<BR/>earl i like the support for the picking hand offered.
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