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"It could sound like your 25.5" scale either high or low, depending on how you tuned…" Michael Recchione replied Jul 9, 2013 to String gauge for 20" - GDG	7	Sep 22, 2014 Reply by Uncle Fred
"Are you tuned to the "low" G-octave, or the "high" one? (The low one starts at the…" Michael Recchione replied Jul 9, 2013 to String gauge for 20" - GDG	7	Sep 22, 2014 Reply by Uncle Fred
"Figure it this way: On a full-scale guitar, say with a 24" to 25" scale length, 20"…" Michael Recchione replied Jul 9, 2013 to String gauge for 20" - GDG	7	Sep 22, 2014 Reply by Uncle Fred
"Here's a link to a really amazing video showing the process of building a traditiona…" Michael Recchione replied May 24, 2013 to Cura saz scale length	4	May 25, 2013 Reply by Cin wel
"What a great project! I've got several candidates for my next build, but one of the…" Michael Recchione replied May 23, 2013 to Cura saz scale length	4	May 25, 2013 Reply by Cin wel

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National/Valco 25”/635mm Scale Lap Steel Fret Template in Standard & Metric

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String gauge for 20" - GDG

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Cura saz scale length

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Scale length vs tuning note

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ukulele fret measurement

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The difference between bass and regular guitar scales

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New things you can do with a guitar fret template

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Michael Recchione's Discussions (58)

"It could sound like your 25.5" scale either high or low, depending on how you tuned…"

"Are you tuned to the "low" G-octave, or the "high" one? (The low one starts at the…"

"Figure it this way: On a full-scale guitar, say with a 24" to 25" scale length, 20"…"

"Here's a link to a really amazing video showing the process of building a traditiona…"

"What a great project! I've got several candidates for my next build, but one of the…"

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