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  • Tim Pannabecker February 25, 2022 at 6:14pm

    Sounds great, I want to try and may double the bass GGdg.   How are you and/or others measuring the distance on nut and bridge for the two strings opposed to the other single strings.  I know there are no rules, but I figured you might use the dulcimer spacing?

  • Bill Saunders February 23, 2022 at 12:42pm

    Thanks Sam. I looked for Shane's videos but didn't find them. Did find some old ones with an electric CBG. Sounded nice.

    Bill

  • Bill Saunders February 23, 2022 at 12:40pm

    Thanks Sam.

    Acoustic is what I'm looking at.

    Bill

  • Bill Saunders February 23, 2022 at 12:39pm

    Thanks Paul

    Bill

  • Paul Craig February 21, 2022 at 3:04pm

    Trussrods, I use them in any guitar with more than 3 strings and on all bass guitars.

    A trussrod can be a adjustable rod or a non-adjustable rod which I've used on all my CBG's.

    Of course it all depends on what wood you are using and how hard it is and how likely it is to bend under string pressure.

  • Wichita Sam February 18, 2022 at 5:26pm

    I've done it before. nice effect on acoustic CBG.  not so much on CBG with pups.  seem to lose the "brightness" the doubled string can give in acoustic instrument.

  • Bill Saunders February 18, 2022 at 1:59pm

    Paul,

    I realize this is an old post, but this is something I've been thinking of trying lately - building a "half 12 string" guitar, with octave low and middle and paired high, similar to conventional 12 string. Fretting would be like a 3 string, but get the enhanced tone. Did you need to strengthen the neck, say a truss rod or anything else to address added tension?

    Thanks you

    Bill

    • Paul Craig > Bill Saunders October 14, 2022 at 4:43pm

      Sorry for the late response, I'm just now seeing this.
      I made that "Dulcitar" back in 1994 as a weekend project. It had a 1"x3" neck at 28" scale made of Red Oak and a 1/2"x3" Red Oak fretboard. I was worried that the neck might bow, so I added a steel flat bar of 3/8"x1/8"x22" as a non-adjustable trussrod.

    • Wichita Sam > Bill Saunders February 18, 2022 at 5:28pm

      Shane Speal has a couple YouTubes on double 3 CBGs.

  • Paul Craig October 7, 2015 at 7:34pm

    The first dulcimer that I made was a six string(3 groups of 2). Had a nice full tone to it like playing half a 12 string guitar.

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