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Comment by Roosterman on September 27, 2009 at 8:45am

Bubba, theres a discussion in Teds Mad Scientist group that has a file for printing out your own templates, or use the link to stewmacs fret calculator

Comment by Will Carter on September 25, 2009 at 8:34pm

Hey what do you call a string instrument with a shorter than violin scale length?
I accidentally made a dulcimer with 315mm scale length and dunno what to call it.

Comment by Will Carter on September 17, 2009 at 12:04am

27.3 inches is my favorite scale length these days. I borrowed it from a cello scale length and as a firend of mine would say at this point - Chelloooo??
Kind of looks weird unless used on a long enough CB, but give it a go - sounds really mellow and makes some real nice dulcimer tones....

Comment by big fat tom on September 15, 2009 at 10:16am

Hi Ben, thanks for the invitation! I don't like Fender or Gibson scale lenght, both aren't much comfortable for me (on my strat, I made some adjustments on the shape of neck to fit better on my hand, and to compensate their large lenght - that neck were from another strat and the scale lenght is 26"!). Now, the playability and intonation are (almost) perfect. On my builds I tend to use a shorter scale lenght (my hands are "medium to small" size), 23,5" to 24" is fine to me (my tenor is 19" and is a very pleasant guitar to play).

Comment by surffrogg on September 15, 2009 at 8:18am

i have no real preference i just go with what ever mood i am in at the time and then choose string gauges accordingly

Comment by Ben on September 15, 2009 at 4:35am

Hey guys,
Thanks for joining and adding your views. I'm hoping newbies will stop by here before posting the same question over and over on the main page forum. (Ben), I know what you're saying with the short scale. I waffle back and forth a bit. Shorter is faster but I like to get a bit dramatic sometimes with a good long distance slide between notes.

Comment by Roosterman on September 15, 2009 at 4:26am

Threes a crowd :o)
I prefer a shorter scale on sliders. Dont know why, but I find Fender and Gibson scales far too big - maybe Im just getting lazy and dont want to move my hand so much... lol
I think a lot depends on if you play only cbgs, or if you alternate with a 'normal' git at all. Prolly if I played both much I want the scale the same

Comment by HOGS GRUNT on September 15, 2009 at 4:20am

Then there were two.

I use either 24" scale (Fender Mustang) or I use 25.5" (Fender Telecaster) as the guitars I normally build are for my son who loves his '66 Mustang.
It is much lighter than the telecaster but I think the scale on a tele is just about right. The 24" scale is just a nice size for a CBG as it keeps it that bit smaller.
Also with these two scales, as they are standard, you can tune your strings easily and also have a fair degree of tolerance on them for changing the tuning without too many problems.

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