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Shorty question

Posted by Braxton Nagle on January 31, 2010 at 3:41pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion
So i have a few petite boxes & want to make a mini 3 string. I was wondering what might be a good shorty scale length?-while still gettting a blues sound. Also, how would i space the frets? I'm doing 24.5 & 25" on most of my guitars right now, which seem long especially if i try to center (more or less) the bridge on the box,  So 2 things - a good shorty scale length for a mini & maybe a shorter scale for my standard length so i can center the bridge more.
Many thanks for any advise -cheers

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  • Roger Martin February 1, 2010 at 12:44am
    Damn,,,,, AGAIN I agree with Sam,
    If you want to know about short scale, Diane is your man, well, you know what I mean, lol
  • Wichita Sam February 1, 2010 at 12:26am
    Braxton,

    Trust Diane in Chicago on the subject of short scale lengths... She's got more short scale builds than any three of us and her stuff is excellent.

    the best,

    Wichita Sam
  • Outhouse Instruments January 31, 2010 at 8:47pm
    I find 19" is about as short as I would want to go. The frets tend to get tight near the middle of the neck.
    Big fingers have a hard time hitting chords and such.
    I have no idea how mando players do it.


    Matt
  • Diane in Chicago January 31, 2010 at 4:03pm
    Me, I like a 17" or a 19". Good for those littler boxes. I use 30, 20 and 16 strings on a 17 for a DAD, or the same for CGC on the 19".

    Just print up a new fret layout template for the size to decide on and you're in business.

    http://www.fretfind.ekips.org/2d/standard.php
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