Posted by jim fregon on October 28, 2018 at 10:57pm
I just got these three done the other day. Having a lot of fun building them!Still need to learn a whole lot of stuff. I still need to learn how to get the strings to line up with the tunes
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I built over a hundred, I think. I still had trouble with the strings not lining up like I wanted and with them jumping off the nut. Lots of folks use string retainers or string trees- some that hold down 2 strings at a time like on a Fender electric. Some use a string lowering bar across the head stock. Those are available from Gitty, MGB and ebay.
Some builders put in two eye hooks and run a screw through the eye holes as a sting holder-downer.
Things that help are some distance between the nearest tuner and the nut. Yours looks good for that. And using a bolt for the nut reduces string hop and allows easy string width adjustment. And I do not note any loss of sound quality doing it. Stringing from the 'wrong' side like you did the big string also helps. It's a CBG, not a Martin - go the straightest path when you need to. That might have helped on the small string too.
As long as I am giving an unsolicited critique, your strings could be placed a bit wider. Again, it's not a Martin. Maybe that is personal preference on my part. Good looking build.
Study a bunch of photos here and see how things were done. And keep in mind that some of those you view might look like Tarzan and play like Jane.
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That looks great. Pretty setting too.
I built over a hundred, I think. I still had trouble with the strings not lining up like I wanted and with them jumping off the nut. Lots of folks use string retainers or string trees- some that hold down 2 strings at a time like on a Fender electric. Some use a string lowering bar across the head stock. Those are available from Gitty, MGB and ebay.
Some builders put in two eye hooks and run a screw through the eye holes as a sting holder-downer.
Things that help are some distance between the nearest tuner and the nut. Yours looks good for that. And using a bolt for the nut reduces string hop and allows easy string width adjustment. And I do not note any loss of sound quality doing it. Stringing from the 'wrong' side like you did the big string also helps. It's a CBG, not a Martin - go the straightest path when you need to. That might have helped on the small string too.
As long as I am giving an unsolicited critique, your strings could be placed a bit wider. Again, it's not a Martin. Maybe that is personal preference on my part. Good looking build.
Study a bunch of photos here and see how things were done. And keep in mind that some of those you view might look like Tarzan and play like Jane.