I'm confused guys. I can buy a fingerboard precut with 25,5" fretscale which is 517 mm long (20.35").
My box is 456 mm long (17.95"). Now I start calculating. I want the bridge to be about 56 mm (2.2") from the end of the box.
This results in: nut to bridge 247 mm (9.72") /270 mm |(10.63") of fingerboard over the boxlid /130 mm (5.12") between end fingerboard and bridge /56 mm to end of box.
Looking at the 25.5"scale this will only give me room to play untill the 8th fret (9.43"from the nut).
So I guess there is something to be adjusted. Should I move the bridge more to the center of the box and how will this influence the acoustics?
If I do move the bridge more to the center, then the boxtrough construction will give me noo a steep angle of the strings anymore and I'll have to go for another end construction.
Who can give my some advose? Mind you I'm a beginner, not an expert so please simple advise ;-)
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Okay I have decided. I use a acoustic floating bridge which I modified. Second I'm gone use a tailpeze something like a trapeze thing. Have to look for a hinge or something like it. Bridge is going to be spot on twice the distance from the nut ( as nut to 12th fret).
To be sure I can adjust a little I made some eliptical hole in the box for the piezo wire so it is possible to move it for about 1/4".
Furthermore I'm going to use a single coil pickup from suntek, for which I also have to determine the location.
Has onyone advise for tje distaince strings to rails if the pickup.
Some photo's I;ll try to make next week.
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