Dulci-Blues Box tail

a four string Dulci-Blues CBBox. 20 inch scale... doubled treble course. oak/walnut/oak laminate neck, walnut fretboard.... frets at 3,5,7,10&12.... easy to play the blues scale on...
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  • Hi Wichita Sam

    I just got done with my first blue scale fretboard and temporarily attached it to a 3-Stringer CBG using tie wraps at each end. My scale length is also 20 inches and I included a fret 6 (recommended in a "bluescimer" thread by Diane in Chicago), and I tried to squeeze in a second "octave", but ran out of space on my neck at around bluescimer fret 10. So, I was thinking for my next bluescimer build, I would do two things: try for a longer scale length so there would be more room between bluescimer frets 8, 9 and 10, and then rotate the cigar box 90 degrees and then attach the head/neck sub-assembly. By rotating the box, we minimize the amount of scale length on the box, freeing up room (hopefully enough) for bluescimer frets 11, 12, and maybe 13.

     

    Anyways, what I wanted to confirm with someone is the notes that I should be getting at each fret position if the instrument is tuned G-D-G'.  So, I made the following table, showing what I got with G-D-G open tuning.

    Can you tell me whether this is correct or not?  Thanks in advance...

    -Rand.

     

     

  • Thanks Roger,

    I was protyping when I built this one. That's why I went for simple on the bridge and tailpiece/string termination. The cotter pins in the tail with a little brass angle is quick and simple....

    the best,

    Sam
  • Thats a very cool build Sam.
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