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Here is an Excelsheet I made calculating the fret positions for any string length (in centimeters)
All measurements are in centimeters...
Have fun!
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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on -
Thanks for sharing Erwin. I'll post my method soon, I call it "fret positioning for dummies" ha ha
Taff
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Permalink Reply by Timothy Hunter on -
cheers for this. there are various websites that do this but it is always handy to have a tool that can work offline!
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Permalink Reply by Tom T on -
Handy tool. BTW you can enter inches as well as cm and get an accurate calculation.
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Permalink Reply by Janis Wilson Hughes on -
Thanks for sharing this!
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Permalink Reply by Gary Stenzel on -
Thanks for this Erwin!
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