Even if it is one of the most ancient instrument, you can imagine for a moment that it does not exist yet, and it is being created today. With no preconcept. With no historical inertia. Imagine that it is being created today solely out of your needs and preferences as a player and as a musician. Now imagine twelve strings, one for each natural and altered note, one next to one another.
All strings are evenly spaced, spatial distance equals tonal distance.
You might be puzzled, and rightfully so, as unlike the above mentioned systems, this is a change and improvement to the core , to the essence of the instrument. Draw these twelve vertical lines representing strings on a sheet of paper or just refer to the picture below. Then draw the fingering of a major chord. All text, graphics and design in these pages are 1999-2001 by Massimiliano Mirra. No part can be reproduced in any form without the explicit permission of the author.