Guitar It is flat on classical guitars and slightly curved crosswise on acoustic and electric guitars. The curvature of the fretboard is measured by the fretboard radius, which is the radius of a hypothetical circle of which the fretboard's surface constitutes a segment. The smaller the fretboard radius, the more noticeably curved the fretboard is. Most modern guitars feature a 12" neck radius, while older guitars from the 1960s and 1970s usually feature a 6-8" neck radius. Pinching a string against a fret on fretboard effectively shortens the vibrating length of the string, producing a higher pitch. Fretboards are most commonly
Idol Fret Idol Fret Idol Fret was a rock band from Oldham, England, formed in the late 70s and mostly known for playing in clubs and pubs around the east of Manchester, Rochdale and Oldham. The band's only official release was "Bad Boy", a single released around 1980. This was followed up with an album-length cassette called 'Fretwork'. The original band, called Idle Fret, formed around 1976/77 in Manchester and played at Deeply Vale Free Festival in 1976 or 77, and recorded four songs as a demo tape. Founder members of Idle Fret were John Stewart (guitar and vocals), Gary Burke (drums),