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| Author: | askins [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 6:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Steel string with... |
I want to do a steel string with a two inch nut, flat fingerboard and jumbo frets. It would be on an OM with a 25.6 scale, primarily for fingerpicking, some drop tuning. Can anyone give me some feedback? Anyone make something similar or have reasons not to do any part of it? Thanks |
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| Author: | woody b [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steel string with... |
I built a customer a 000-12 fret with a 2" nut, 2 3/8" spacing at the bridge and a 24.9" scale. 20" radius fingerboard. The neck was a little wide for me but the customer loved it. |
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steel string with... |
All of what you specified seem like personal preference things so if it is for you, or a customer and that's what you/they want then cool. If you're thinking commercially putting it out there I don't think you'll find a huge market. |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steel string with... |
So you actually want a classical guitar scale and FB on an OM box....I see nothing wrong about that. A guy I know played classical guitar for years (including finished Conservatory) then switched to electric; he is dreaming at an electric guitar with a 2" nut and flat FB, I'll maybe build him one sometime 
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| Author: | Rob Warren [ Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steel string with... |
my first had those specs, and I like it for fingerstyle. Gives my clumsy fingers room to move. Hate it for strumming chords though... |
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| Author: | askins [ Thu Mar 19, 2009 9:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Steel string with... |
Thanks guys. I just always wanted a steel string that was made like that. I just didn't want to build one and then find out it was totally impractical. |
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