Table of Contents
Welcome to the Chapman Stick® FAQ wiki
This FAQ site about the Chapman Stick® is powered by Dokuwiki. Feel free to contribute (Login required) information about any aspects of the Stick - revise text and add content/graphics.
The Stick
- Belt Hook - standing position, pitch, perch, tilt, etc
- Cables - TRS (stereo) and mono 1/4” cable info
- Cleaning - what to use, and especially what not to use
- Crossed vs. Uncrossed Playing - Stick method vs. non-Stick method
- Frets - Fret Rods, Fret Rails
- Fret Markers - spacings, traditional, linear inlays
- Intonation - truss rod adjustments, setup and string action
- Pickups - Stickups, ACTV-2 and PASV-4
- Refurbishing - C’est un chef d’oeuvre
- Serial Numbers - #101 and on
- Stands - Mods, custom, homemade
- Strings - changing, setup, gauges, experiments and more
- Tunings - thoughts about various tunings
- Woods - various woods, graphite and bamboo
- Chapman Stick History - a timeline of events leading up to modern Sticks
Equipment
Software
Contributions on Various Topics
- Dave Barrett’s page on Pentatonics
- Sean Stirling on the Stick’s Anniversary
Credits
- 3-D graphics from Sean Stirling
- Content from various contributors and Stickwire. Since this was migrated from another format, names of contributors weren’t brought over. Feel free to include your name and website or munged email address with your contributions!
Manny
Stickist.com contains information and graphics from a variety of resources and websites related to the Chapman Stick® and NS/Stick™. The Chapman Stick® and NS/Stick™ and their marks are federally registered trademarks exclusively licensed to Stick Enterprises, Inc., and are used on Stickist.com and NSStickist.com with SEI’s permission.
