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Permalink Reply by Rob Bennett on July 21, 2014 at 7:58am

Well I put the middle set of 10's slinkys ...too light I found doesn't cut the mustard....I think the necks too short for E.hard to fret but sounds good...

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Permalink Reply by Rob Bennett on July 21, 2014 at 8:14am

nope E's best!!!

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Permalink Reply by Rob Bennett on July 21, 2014 at 8:48am

Heres the rhythm ace!! all working after a full on day of fretting, machine heading ,wiring and burning the headstock design...still got to do the earth wire...can you spot it!?!?!

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Permalink Reply by The Capo Kid on July 21, 2014 at 10:32am

 Great looking build , only thing is I'd have put more winds of string on the tunings pegs at least 4 winds on each , you might get some string slip .

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Permalink Reply by Rob Bennett on July 21, 2014 at 10:47am

Thanks all...and thanks for the tip on the strings...I do that on my Banjoleles and ukes with nygut strings ...not up on metal strings

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Permalink Reply by The Phrygian Kid on July 24, 2014 at 12:58am

19" is just around the fifth fret on a regular sized guitar...
So you want strings that'll give you open b on one of those...

Also note that 'light' strings are 'light' tension on a guitar at concert pitch.
Although it's a indicator of the tension you're after you can't really expect a set that's packaged as 'light' to deliver the desired tension at a given pitch unless you account for this difference in scale length (so it's good that you provide it)
I'd be looking at the low four strings from a seven string set personally..

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