Question for John Fabian

Curt Langston · Posted 4 Oct 2006 11:07 am

John, what is the reason is for a 24" scale? For years I assumed it was 24 1/4. Up until just recently did I discover it was 24" even. No complaints at all with the Carter guitars. A lot of the other builders use 24 1/4, so I just wondered what the advatages are.
Thanks in advance.

Paul Norman · From: Washington, North Carolina, USA

My old MSA is a 1974 and it is 24 inches.

Curt Langston · Posted 5 Oct 2006 2:32 am

John Daugherty · From: Rolla, Missouri, USA

Correct me if I am wrong, but it appears to me that a shorter scale will need less tension on the string for a given note.
This would make the pedals/levers easier to push.
I don't know how much difference 1/4" makes in the required tension.

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John Sluszny · From: Brussels, Belgium

1/96th more?!(just kiddin')

Curt Langston · Posted 5 Oct 2006 5:07 pm

Curt Langston · Posted 9 Oct 2006 11:41 am

Thanks John and Paul, thats what I thought as well.
We can close this up, as far as I am concerned.

[This message was edited by Curt Langston on 19 October 2006 at 11:43 AM.]

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