Was discussing the nature of scrolls old and new with a friend I pointed out that this F4 which is from a poster on my wall was what I considered to be the classic or "right" look. And part of what I mean is not just the perfectly cut opening, but the way it sits so close to the fingerboard.
The F4 has the wider fingerboard than the F5 which may be part of why it has this look. My question has to do with the F5 off-center neck. I think I've heard it said it was to give the instrument this look by moving the fingerboard closer to the scroll. So were the F4's also shifted or was that done when the F5 was created?
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