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Topic: 8 String measurements? |
J. Wilson
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Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 6 Mar 2013 5:48 pm |
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Anyone care to volunteer the width measurement for an 8 string (at the nut)?
I assume it's wider than a 6 sting fretboard/neck but I would like a number to work with....
Anyone?
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Michael Maddex
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Northern New Mexico, USA
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Posted 6 Mar 2013 6:30 pm Fender 400
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The outside string to string distance on my Fender 400:
at the nut: 2 3/16" (5/16" o.c.)
at the changer: 2 5/8" (3/8" o.c.)
Nut, fretboard and changer are, of course, slightly wider. HTH.
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J. Wilson
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Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 6 Mar 2013 6:31 pm
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Awesome! Thanks Michael! 
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If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On. -Shakespeare
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1941 Ric B6 / 1948 National Dynamic / 1951 Bronson Supro / Custom teak wood Allen Melbert / Tut Taylor Dobro / Gold Tone Dojo / Martin D15S / Eastman P10 |
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J. Wilson
From:
Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 6 Mar 2013 6:59 pm
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Any idea why they taper outwards at the bottom? Two of my lap steel fretboards don't taper, and two do. Seems pretty arbitrary.
All my steels are 6 string tho...
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If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On. -Shakespeare
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1941 Ric B6 / 1948 National Dynamic / 1951 Bronson Supro / Custom teak wood Allen Melbert / Tut Taylor Dobro / Gold Tone Dojo / Martin D15S / Eastman P10 |
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Jim Rossen
From:
Iowa, USA
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Posted 6 Mar 2013 7:11 pm
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Here are some measurements I made on various guitars, middle of string 1 to 8, in mm, nut/bridge.
I think they are accurate to .5 mm
Fender Dual Pro 8 54.5/70
Fender Stringmaster Dual and Triple 8 55.5/66.5
Fender Deluxe 8 55.5/66.5
Allen Melbert 8 56.5/67
Georgeboards 8 60.5/66
Rickenbacker DW16 52/72
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J. Wilson
From:
Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 6 Mar 2013 7:18 pm
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Excellent, thanks Jim!
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If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On. -Shakespeare
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1941 Ric B6 / 1948 National Dynamic / 1951 Bronson Supro / Custom teak wood Allen Melbert / Tut Taylor Dobro / Gold Tone Dojo / Martin D15S / Eastman P10 |
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Jouni Karvonen
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Helsinki, Finland
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David Mason
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Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 7 Mar 2013 10:36 am
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They taper because we're stupid, arbitrary, hidebound etc. Except then you get used to the "narrow" pedal steel spacing or the wider "vintage" spacings and you're then sure that that one is RIGHT.  Of course you are, dear...
EXCEL D-8, 59mm-70mm (designed to be vintage-y for the Hawaiian guys, I believe)
The 8-string distances on a 10-string MSA SuperSlide - 56mm - 65mm
This feels very modern PSG-y.
The 8-string distances on the 12-string MSA SuperSlide nut & bridge option - 52mm - 61mm
This feels, quite frankly, ridiculous. To me. Which is why Reece Anderson sounds so... great, playing it? How utterly confusing.
(This is close to normal electric guitar spacing if you blew up a 6 to an 8, BTW). |
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