New things you can do with a guitar fret template - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T14:46:56Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/new-things-you-can-do-with-a?groupUrl=scalelengthsetc&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWhy not fret a dulcimer with…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2010-03-28:2592684:Comment:2097272010-03-28T06:01:23.186ZChuck Dubmanhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ChuckDubman
Why not fret a dulcimer with a full chromatic set?
Why not fret a dulcimer with a full chromatic set? You can shorten any scale by…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2010-03-28:2592684:Comment:2097262010-03-28T06:00:09.221ZChuck Dubmanhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/ChuckDubman
You can shorten any scale by tilting it.<br />
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<cite>David West said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/new-things-you-can-do-with-a?groupUrl=scalelengthsetc&#2592684Comment209374"><div>You can use the template you have to make many other scales. For any musical instrument scale, the 12th fret is exactly 1/2 the distance from the nut to the bridge. If you put a capo on any fret, it acts as a new nut...count up 12 frets...that is your new halfway point. If your…</div>
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You can shorten any scale by tilting it.<br />
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<cite>David West said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/new-things-you-can-do-with-a?groupUrl=scalelengthsetc&#2592684Comment209374"><div>You can use the template you have to make many other scales. For any musical instrument scale, the 12th fret is exactly 1/2 the distance from the nut to the bridge. If you put a capo on any fret, it acts as a new nut...count up 12 frets...that is your new halfway point. If your scale has 19 fret marks, you can make any length scale tht would come from having the nut at the first fret...second fret...and so on. You could use it for baritone guitar, baritone uke, tenor uke, concert uke, mandolin, mandola, or soprano uke, or balilika. The dulcimer use you found is cool. I built a dulcimer when I was 16, (49 now)the nut and bridge were movable and have both moved...I forgot it's relationship, now I will just find the what would have been the 12th guitar fret, and work in both directions..lol.<br/>Thanks,<br/>Dave</div>
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Dave
Alan Rob…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2010-03-27:2592684:Comment:2094982010-03-27T23:57:15.698ZDavid Westhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidWest
Cool Huh...lol<br />
Dave<br />
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<cite>Alan Roberts said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/new-things-you-can-do-with-a?groupUrl=scalelengthsetc&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A209480&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2592684Comment209480"><div><cite>David West said:…</cite></div>
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Cool Huh...lol<br />
Dave<br />
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<cite>Alan Roberts said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/new-things-you-can-do-with-a?groupUrl=scalelengthsetc&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A209480&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2592684Comment209480"><div><cite>David West said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/new-things-you-can-do-with-a?groupUrl=scalelengthsetc&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A209374&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2592684Comment209374"><div>You can use the template you have to make many other scales. .<br/>Thanks,<br/>Dave</div>
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<br/>(pours a second cup of coffee, sharpens pencil, warms up calculator) So, with a 25.5" scale template, I can skip down to the second fret at 2.782" and make that my 0 fret and end up with a baritone uke with a scale of 22.718. I ran this through the StewMac calculator and checked the fret to fret distances...<br/>So I'm just going to make up a spreadsheet then. If you start at fret number N, you will end up with a fretboard with a scale length of X, making it a (baritone, tenor, standard, soprano) uke. While I'm thinking about this, the LMI has a SECOND set of notches on the other side for a 24.625" Gibson neck. That would give me LOTS of choices. When all is said and done, I'll go with some decimal that has a rational fraction ... the 22.718 is close enough to 22 23/32."</div>
</blockquote> David West said:You can use t…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2010-03-27:2592684:Comment:2094802010-03-27T23:27:24.884ZAlan Robertshttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/AlanRoberts
<cite>David West said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/new-things-you-can-do-with-a?groupUrl=scalelengthsetc&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A209374&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2592684Comment209374"><div>You can use the template you have to make many other scales. .<br></br>Thanks,<br></br>Dave</div>
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(pours a second cup of coffee, sharpens pencil, warms up calculator) So, with a 25.5" scale template, I can skip down to the second fret at 2.782" and…
<cite>David West said:</cite><blockquote cite="http://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/new-things-you-can-do-with-a?groupUrl=scalelengthsetc&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A209374&xg_source=msg_com_forum#2592684Comment209374"><div>You can use the template you have to make many other scales. .<br/>Thanks,<br/>Dave</div>
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(pours a second cup of coffee, sharpens pencil, warms up calculator) So, with a 25.5" scale template, I can skip down to the second fret at 2.782" and make that my 0 fret and end up with a baritone uke with a scale of 22.718. I ran this through the StewMac calculator and checked the fret to fret distances...<br />
So I'm just going to make up a spreadsheet then. If you start at fret number N, you will end up with a fretboard with a scale length of X, making it a (baritone, tenor, standard, soprano) uke. While I'm thinking about this, the LMI has a SECOND set of notches on the other side for a 24.625" Gibson neck. That would give me LOTS of choices. When all is said and done, I'll go with some decimal that has a rational fraction ... the 22.718 is close enough to 22 23/32." You can use the template you…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2010-03-27:2592684:Comment:2093742010-03-27T17:05:37.618ZDavid Westhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidWest
You can use the template you have to make many other scales. For any musical instrument scale, the 12th fret is exactly 1/2 the distance from the nut to the bridge. If you put a capo on any fret, it acts as a new nut...count up 12 frets...that is your new halfway point. If your scale has 19 fret marks, you can make any length scale tht would come from having the nut at the first fret...second fret...and so on. You could use it for baritone guitar, baritone uke, tenor uke, concert uke, mandolin,…
You can use the template you have to make many other scales. For any musical instrument scale, the 12th fret is exactly 1/2 the distance from the nut to the bridge. If you put a capo on any fret, it acts as a new nut...count up 12 frets...that is your new halfway point. If your scale has 19 fret marks, you can make any length scale tht would come from having the nut at the first fret...second fret...and so on. You could use it for baritone guitar, baritone uke, tenor uke, concert uke, mandolin, mandola, or soprano uke, or balilika. The dulcimer use you found is cool. I built a dulcimer when I was 16, (49 now)the nut and bridge were movable and have both moved...I forgot it's relationship, now I will just find the what would have been the 12th guitar fret, and work in both directions..lol.<br />
Thanks,<br />
Dave