Neck Twist Anyone?

[ajish4]

http://www.littleguitarworks.com/torzal/

Talk about a twisted neck!

Hmmm, too weird. Anyone ever try one of these?

[rickenbrother]

It looks like it needs to see a chiropractor.

[cjj]

Looks like something designed by Savador Dali...

[johnallg]

That was reviewed in Bass Player (US) a few months ago. It would be strange playing it.

[ajish4]

Looks like something designed by Savador Dali...

THAT would drive me nuts!

It's supposedly designed for players that sit when they play to avoid injuries.....got me!

[beatlefreak]

Ouch! I can't imagine the intonation being very accurate.

[kiramdear]

That's on purpose?! I think I'd get seasick playing it.

[doctorwho]

I have a guitar like that, my Lace Helix Cybercaster ... I don't remember the degree of twist on it, but it does seem to help the playability.

[kiramdear]

The styling is not too bad and the guitar looks interesting, too, well crafted. I'd want to know how they sound through my favorite amp.

It would be an interesting test drive but in the end, wrist problems don't plague me, so for the money and not yet having all the ricks I really need ...

[cjj]

It's actually an interesting concept, I suppose it would help with keeping your hands in a better position.

If done correctly, I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work just fine. Essentially, with respect to any individual string, at any one point, the fretboard isn't any different than a standard flat board, it's just twisted into a helical shape around the string. The trick is keeping the shape right such that under each string it's the same distance to the board. Not too hard, mathematically, but probably more difficult in the real world.