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Originally Posted by Dan Boggs

First the Laskin Armrest, then the Manzer Wedge. Two brilliant design innovations by Canadian luthiers. Here's a third: The Schmidt Thumbevel.

Schmidt's novel Thumbevel seems like a perfect custom mod for folks that love to break the rules and fret on the south side with their thumb. Why did it take so long for someone to come up with this?

What do you Strum & Thumbers think of the Thumbevel?

Roger Schmidt is the founder of Brickhouse Guitars and the foundational force behind Stonebridge Guitars (now Furch) in North America.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzY38k1UPDY

Hi Dan
I have average sized hands but my total span is a bit small, so wrapping my thumb above the 3rd-4th fret is my limit on acoustics. I can wrap them on my electrics.

All my acoustics have at least 1¾" nut and all my electrics have 1¹¹⁄₁₆".

Interesting to see someone accommodate that aspect of playability.

And it's a minor point, but I don't consider using the thumb 'breaking the rules'.