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Yes, i agree that i would like to a lot more information about the creations that are posted. Those technical details would be a great start. I would like to know what the tunings are for the videos too.
It would be nice to have info and I'd really encourage it but, some people are just not very talkative and that's okay also. No rules. Sure don't want to discourage anyone from posting a picture.
I agree, the photos are a great source of inspiration, and tech info would sure be nice to have, but anything goes is the only rule for CBGs! Bruce
Paul Doug said:It would be nice to have info and I'd really encourage it but, some people are just not very talkative and that's okay also. No rules. Sure don't want to discourage anyone from posting a picture.
Scale length doesn't seem all that important to me. That's the cool thing about scale. You can scale it up or down. As long as you can use a metric rule and a fret calculator, you can make the scale length anything you want. As far as strings and tuning; why aren't you experimenting with all sorts of different stuff? You want to explore the instrument, really get to know every inch of what it can do. Hell, you built the thing. Why would you only stick to a few standard strings and then try to find an accepted tuning? You want to know what the best tuning is on a CBG? Close your eyes and pluck one of the strings. Turn that string's tuner until it sounds good. Now repeat with the other strings. Now explore the neck and find out what you're able to do with what you just created.
For a newbie, the single most important thing you should be looking into are techniques to control the action of your strings. I wish someone would have told me about this when I got started. This was something I learned over time but whenever you have a serious guitarist pick up a guitar for the first time to play, the thing they focus on the most is the feel of the instrument in their hands. A guitarist (a real guitarist) fights a constant battle with string action. Too low and you buzz out on your frets. Too high and all your notes pull sharp when you fret the string. Especially when you build a guitar with an acoustic bridge, there are several hours involved of carefully adjusting the saddle to find that perfect sweet spot.
This doesn't matter so much if you're just building the guitar for yourself but if you plan on selling a guitar or two in order to finance your hobby, you need to devote some serious time to perfecting this aspect of your guitar. It sounds harsh but it's true: if the guitar doesn't feel right in the player's hands, it will be instantly discarded without a second thought. I don't mean the guys who live around the 5th, 7th, and 12th frets. I mean the guys who can play Hendrix as easy as breathing. They are a picky bunch.
Your chief measurement is at the 12th fret. The absolute maximum string height you should allow on a guitar neck at the 12th fret is 1/8". On a cigar box guitar neck you should allow just a little more as there is no truss rod and no way to adjust things should the neck "settle back" as everything cures up over the final stages of the build process. So on an untrussed CBG neck I'd say 3/16" is your maximum height at the 12th but only if your fretboard is wavy enough to make you seasick.
Josh
Yes, i agree that i would like to a lot more information about the creations that are posted. Those technical details would be a great start. I would like to know what the tunings are for the videos too.
It would be nice to have info and I'd really encourage it but, some people are just not very talkative and that's okay also. No rules. Sure don't want to discourage anyone from posting a picture.
Iam guilty of no info on my pics, but if any of u guys or gals need any info on any of my builds please fill free to ask ,ill start posting info with them
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