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String Spacing Question
Posted: 10 Apr 2008 9:21 am
by Rocky Hill
What is the general consensus on spacing with a build. I'm going with .375 at the bridge. Do most taper at the nut or should I stay parallel the length of the fret board.
I was planning on staying .375 the full length, 24' scale. Reasons for and against.
Rocky
Posted: 10 Apr 2008 9:30 am
by Felix Blevins
I am by no means an expert on this but I would say that your .375 is pretty standard. One advantage to keeping the string spacing the same at the nut is that it makes slants easier if the strings are not too close.
Posted: 10 Apr 2008 9:53 am
by Tom Pettingill
.375 / 3/8" spacing nut to bridge is great and seems to be most players preference.
Posted: 10 Apr 2008 11:31 am
by Rocky Hill
I've seen the .375 at the bridge to .312 at nut. I was curious as to the most accepted practice.
Rocky
Posted: 11 Apr 2008 9:44 pm
by Garry Vanderlinde
What a coincidence you should ask this. I just measured some of my vintage guitars for a project I'm working on...
The Fender Champ and Studio Deluxe which are 6-string(22.5" scale) models have 3/8" at the bridge and 3/8" at the nut. They are the only models to have the same spacing at both ends, at least on the guitars that I own.
Fender Stringmaster(24.5") and single neck Deluxe 8(22.5") have 3/8" at the bridge and 5/16" at the nut as well as the 400 pedal models(23"scale).
Rickenbacker Bakelite’s also have approx. 3/8" at the bridge and narrow to approx. 5/16"and 1/4" at the nut also but I was surprised that they varied by 1/32" or so from string to string at the bridge and the nut
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So the consensus is wider at the bridge than the nut. YMMV
I have no idea why
Posted: 11 Apr 2008 11:43 pm
by Edward Meisse
I think Candler makes theirs 7/16 at the bridge and 5/16 at the nut. I like that arrangement alot.
Posted: 12 Apr 2008 1:04 am
by Tarmo Heikkinen
I like parallel fretboard, I think it makes slants easier for me. But I don't believe it's a big deal, anything goes.
Posted: 12 Apr 2008 3:55 am
by basilh
Tapered. The speed of individual notes on the inside strings is enhanced with a tapered spacing.
Posted: 13 Apr 2008 5:51 am
by Alan Brookes
Tarmo Heikkinen wrote:I like parallel fretboard, I think it makes slants easier for me....
Tarmo, if you look at the geometry, the difference in bar positioning to take account of tapered strings is extremely small, less than comes within the range of the tremolo applied.
Posted: 13 Apr 2008 6:55 am
by Tarmo Heikkinen
Yes Alan, you are right.Difference is almost theoretical.