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Guitar for the grandson

Started this discussion. Last reply by Carl Floyd Feb 29. 13 Replies 0 Likes

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Carl Floyd replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

"I was an active member of the original PRS guitar forum & been a member of The Gear Page since its beginning. Also a longtime member of two British car forums. Forums are more organized & so much better for conversation & sharing…"

Feb 29

BrianQ. replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

"Gitty’s super duper busy, but will always take time to resolve any issues, same with Shane, he’s busy too, but will always take time to fulfill his duties as Moderator? You can always join the modern Cigar Box Nation over on Facebook,…"

Feb 29

Carl Floyd replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

"This website was created by Shane Speal. In 2011, Ben "Gitty" Baker acquired it from Shane. Ben has his hands full running his business, C. B. Gitty Crafter Supply."

Feb 29

BrianQ. replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

"Preaching to the wrong choir, if it really bothers you that much, then go to the source!!! Who’s the source? the Moderator or Ben Gitty? They will tell you why?"

Feb 29

Carl Floyd replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

"I'm with Ray. I have spent many hours reading the enormous collection of information contained on this site. Not sure where else I could have learned what I learned here. One would think that, in this day & age, the website…"

Feb 29

Southern Ray replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

" I agree with the first of your comments and to some extent the last statement. How many go into the old stuff... I can't say, but I go there often. There is a lot of stuff to learn there. If it weren't there, I'd have been…"

Feb 28

Taffy Evans replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

"Another one of somebody's efforts was wasted. It's no fun typing a post, which may have taken them some time, and/or research, only to find you have wasted your time. Surely this problem is fixable, it's been commented on many times…"

Feb 28

Southern Ray replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

" Rob, Use the HTML editor tab in posting window."

Feb 27

Rob (Uker) Porras replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

Feb 27

Joe replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

"Thank you"

Feb 27

Joe replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

"Thank you"

Feb 27

Taffy Evans replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

"Hi, or you could start your scale length at the 5th fret of your 25.5 scale. As if using a capo, and you have shorter neck. The 5th fret becomes the nut. Taff"

Feb 26

BrianQ. replied to Joe's discussion Guitar for the grandson

"You could end up with an instrument that will never be in tune if you try to shrink the scale on a scanner? The best way is to use a fret scale calculator or fret scale template? Calculator-…"

Feb 26

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Guitar for the grandson

Hi all. Looking for information on how to scale down fret spacing to make a small guitar for my young grandson. I have built many with 25.5” scale but want to make the neck smaller and maintain the right sound. Would a ukulele scale work or would it work to shrink the template on a scanner?See More

Feb 26

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At 5:33pm on January 10, 2022, BrianQ. said…: Welcome, check out the Resources tab for build/play info and join some groups located in the Posts tab? Forum is for questions and Blog posts are for sharing your build processes? Site has a glitch, here’s the trick: