1990
AL#21 p.14   BRB2 p.364            
Ralph Novak                                                                                           

▪ Novak’s patented fretboard uses slanted frets that alter the scale length from string to string, growing longer toward the bass side. He lists a series of improvements over the normal fretboard.

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