I have built two CBGs, one slide w/no frets and one with fretted fingerboard. I'm currently working on a a fretted model with my son.
I found, especially with the fretted one, to get the thing tuned up, the bridge location is not where it should be. It is built 25.5 inch scale, so the bridge should be at 25.5 inches from the nut. But to tune it properly, I had to move the bridge to about 25.75 inches at the 1st string and a bit longer at the 3rd string. Is this common? I know there is always some adjustment for intonation, but how do you design a guitar hand mount a bridge if its going to be off that much? I assume the only way is to string it up, tune it, then mark the final "tuned" bridge position, and then mount it. Or, is a floating bridge the way to go and hope the player understands this when he restrings the CBG later.
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Thanks Professor Oily for learning me something new. I have observed what you're talking about and I think I understand the concepts. It is only through building CBG's and learning to play that I have been able to grasp music. Thanks to everyone here!
dale ,i,ve found a floating setup works for me,your intonation can be affected by many things including action height,particularly with a high action,the differnt string guages will sharpen or flatten at different rates ,so to compensate i generally set the middle string of a 3 er,then rotate bridge as needed,others set outside strings and middle should be pretty close,hope this helps,more advice coming from others who know more than me i,m sure
What type of bridge are you using ? , what's the action height ? , the higher the action the sharper the note will get as you head up the fretboard hence you're having to move the bridge back , post some pics that might help .
I'm good with adjusting the variables until I find the magic set up on each build. Now I understand why its not just a simple measurement. Other factors are at play. I was just happy my first fretboard came out with playable accuracy, other than a couple of high frets - easily fixed..
I just wonder how the masters get it right and construct their CBGs with a fixed bridge, fancy or decorative set ups, like one I saw that had a carved recessed cavity in the top surface and a bottle inlayed as the bridge. From all the explanations, no doubt there must be quite a bit of experimentation and plain ol' expertise and experience to craft something like that. I'll keep at it
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