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Making a song fit a 12

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beads:
My guitar has a 26 inch scale, so size isn't the issue. The day the above video was made I had that particular 12 warmed up and I was enjoying some tunes, but then turned the page to a tune that needed the 14. Instead of skipping the tune, I came up with this solution and liked it better than moving all the tune up an octave.

Scotty:
I wasn't really focusing on you and the tune, Beads. More on others (who might be reading these threads later) who
also hear constantly about 14 being 'the perfect size' and others who repeatedly say that a 16 is 'too big'. My post
was mostly about that aspect of it. I enjoyed what you did - should have said so earlier. Mea culpa.

scotty

SlideMeister:
Yeah, while the range of a sixteen is of course, the best, for me, the 12 is the perfect size, the fourteen ain't, but I can put up with it longer than I can a sixteen. 8)

beads:

--- Quote from: Scotty on August 28, 2022, 12:47:20 AM ---I wasn't really focusing on you and the tune, Beads. More on others (who might be reading these threads later) who
also hear constantly about 14 being 'the perfect size' and others who repeatedly say that a 16 is 'too big'. My post
was mostly about that aspect of it. I enjoyed what you did - should have said so earlier. Mea culpa.

scotty

--- End quote ---
No problem,  we're all good. I didn't take it as a personal critique. 10 vs 12 vs 14 vs 16 is an important topic for new players and thus it deserves attention. Good for you to bring it up. I read pages here on the topic when deciding where to invest my money. Eventually I decided on 2 sizes. An Orchestra 12 would be ideal for me, but I'm happy with what I  have and don't want to switch to another brand to get that note arrangement. Some of the best players on the planet use a 12 while other top notch players use a 16, so I'm in good company either way.  :)

beads:
Probably in a few decades there will be no deciding between keys and ranges. Self contained midi harps will provide all options in one unit at a fraction of the cost of what will then be our "legacy design" harps.  :) Our grandkids will marvel at what we could do with these antiques.

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