In fact C# is slightly higher than Db, but they are played by the same key on the piano, and there is only one fret for them on each string on a guitar. There is a mathematical relationship between every note in a scale. I won't bore you with all the math but the simplest relationships are: the octave is twice as many vibrations per second as the prime and the fifth is the prime plus one third of the difference between the prime and the octave. This means that if your guitar is perfectly in tune to play a C chord and you want to play a perfect D chord you must raise your E and B strings a little.
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This is a dusty close up of an asymmetrical detail. I had already cut the pearl to do the same thing on the other side of the fingerboard, then, in the spirit of Pi, I went with irrational. My initials and the year, carved from ebony, serve to reinforce the centerline joint of the back, while allowing the center strip to show on the inside of the guitar.
Reviews (8)
Vincent Brauer
Aug 08, 2021
Carrie Cackler
Jun 16, 2021
Obie Davis
Jun 30, 2020
Pamela Sherrod
Feb 03, 2020
Steve Mason is a pillar of the Lawrence community as well as a fine musician and luthier. He hosts many events during the year, including a weekly potluck and jam, various concerts with his group The Alferd Packer Memorial Stringband, is involved in the KS Fiddling & Picking Championship, and Christmas caroling to name a few events. He's at he
Bodi Baker
Jan 04, 2020
Lilly Mason
Dec 26, 2017
Steve Mason Luthiers are the best stringed instrument doctors around. They can fix anything on a guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, ukeleli, bass, cello etc. If it has strings they can make it sound better. They also build lovely guitars! Steve is the most experienced luthier in the north east Kansas area and his repairs show the ultimate in care and craftsmanship!
Corey Tevis
Dec 23, 2017
Steve is a great guy, and I'm more than happy with the work he and his crew did on my Epiphone les paul II. The fret job was excellent, and at no cost they put new strings on my guitar as well as a setup. I also gave them a set of pick ups with no wiring or anything to them. They orderd the parts online at no cost to me and put the pick ups i my guitar. I had a great experience, and will definitely be going to them in the future for my guitar repair and set up needs.
Jason Bilyeu
Nov 29, 2015
I decided to take my prized 1.4yr old Takamine in to Steve to get an action setup and just overall evaluation on the guitar and condition. It is a G series dreadnaught acoustic/electric with split bridge and a natural finish. I had (neglectfully) let the action & intonation get quite a bit off and was in dire need of a tune-up. He sat with me for 30-40 minutes and did a thourough consultation in the front room of his home which is lined with instruments from fiddles to guitars to banjos.
Some I assume to be made in his shop while others are in for repair and retail sale. He asked how I play, tunings, styles, preffered strings etc. and by the end I had learned more about my guitar and the nature of it than I ever found in online research. I also found out that the luthier at the big shop in town had given me some false information regarding properly setting it up.
To be fair your schedule has to be fairly flexible as he will have it for a few days and his services do cost more than the other shops in town but man-o-man is it worth it. My guitar has never sounded better, played easier, nor looked better and felt happier. I will never take it anywhere else. He discovered that the truss rodd is a unique type that doesn't take a standard allan wrench and had the proper tools to make the adjustment.
He informed me of a few little quirks that this guitar has and filled me in on how to make some home adjustments when needed. Maybe best of all when we were done he gave my 2yr old daughter who went with me to pick up a shirt and just made her day. Steve is a talented and great luthier. Beyond that he is inviting and warm and a good soul. I highly reccommend his services and products to anyone seeking quality goods from a quality shop.
Some I assume to be made in his shop while others are in for repair and retail sale. He asked how I play, tunings, styles, preffered strings etc. and by the end I had learned more about my guitar and the nature of it than I ever found in online research. I also found out that the luthier at the big shop in town had given me some false information regarding properly setting it up.
To be fair your schedule has to be fairly flexible as he will have it for a few days and his services do cost more than the other shops in town but man-o-man is it worth it. My guitar has never sounded better, played easier, nor looked better and felt happier. I will never take it anywhere else. He discovered that the truss rodd is a unique type that doesn't take a standard allan wrench and had the proper tools to make the adjustment.
He informed me of a few little quirks that this guitar has and filled me in on how to make some home adjustments when needed. Maybe best of all when we were done he gave my 2yr old daughter who went with me to pick up a shirt and just made her day. Steve is a talented and great luthier. Beyond that he is inviting and warm and a good soul. I highly reccommend his services and products to anyone seeking quality goods from a quality shop.
