bend

English translation: piegare (una nota)

09:01 Dec 17, 2012

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Music / Custom built guitars

English term or phrase: bend

The shape of a neck on a guitar can determine so many factors. How you play, how you ***bend***, how you chord, etc. It influences how you "approach" the instrument and is the most unique and individual part of the entire instrument as well.
That being said, we offer unlimited options for neck shapes and too many to list here. We have narrowed them all down to eight basic shapes which you can browse to the right.
Most of our Showcase Dealers should have examples of each of these and will help you explore the feel and ***bend*** on any shape so that you have a better idea of what will best suit your specific playing style.

Both "bends" refer to the same thing, or to different things?

Ana Juliá KudoZ activity Questions: 3922 (none open) (22 closed without grading) Answers: 1027 Spain
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Selected answer:piegare (una nota)

Explanation:
E' un tipo di tecnica che si usa in diversi strumenti musicali partendo da una nota e "piegandola" rendendola più bassa/alta per poi tornare alla nota uniforme.
Pensa all'armonica a bocca quando suona la musica country o blues.

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-12-17 10:43:23 GMT)
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I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T NOTICE IT WAS AN ENGLISH TO ENGLISH QUESTION :)
ANYWAY, MY 100% SURE TRANSLATION IS "BENDING A NOTE".
CHOOSING THE NECK SHAPE OF A GUITAR AFFECTS THE BENDING OF A NOTE.
BENDING A NOTE IS STARTING FROM A FLAT NOTE AND PROGRESSIVELY SHIFTING TO A HIGHER OR LOWER NOTE, USUALLY RETURNING TO THE FLAT NOTE.
I HOPE I WAS CLEAR ENOUGH, THIS KIND OF STUFF IS EASIER TO DO THAN TO EXPLAIN :)

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Mauro Miccolis (X)
Italy
Local time: 06:44

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piegare (una nota)

Mauro Miccolis (X)

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bent note/bending a note and bend

Yvonne Gallagher

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piegare (una nota)

Mauro Miccolis (X)
Italy
Local time: 06:44
Native speaker of: Italian
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bent note/bending a note and bend

Explanation:
the first instance is, as Mauro says,

"A bent note is a musical note that is varied in pitch. With unfretted strings or other continuous-pitch instruments such as the trombone, or with the human voice, such variation is more properly described in terms of intonation. Bent notes are commonly played on fretted instruments, literally by bending the string with excess finger pressure,..."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent_note

The second "bend" is about adjusting the truss rod in the neck of the guitar to allow "bend" depending how you want to play it and the sound you want to achieve and this adjustment should only be done by professionals or the neck can become twisted or warped

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truss_rod

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 05:44
Native speaker of:

English

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