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| Author: | Ken Mitchell [ Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Converting right-hand to left-hand |
Beyond the obvious changes that would be necessary to convert a right-hand acoustic guitar to a left-hand model (such as new nut, pick guard, bridge, pin holes, properly compensated saddle slot, etc), is there anything in a typical bracing pattern that would cause any issues acoustically? Or would the bracing not really be an issue? TIA, Ken |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Fri Jun 28, 2013 5:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Converting right-hand to left-hand |
Shouldn't be a problem.... |
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| Author: | dradlin [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 6:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Converting right-hand to left-hand |
The tone bars would be reversed. |
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| Author: | Mark Mc [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Converting right-hand to left-hand |
Have you seen Frank's photo essay? http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Musician/Guitar/Setup/LeftConv/leftconv.html Adding fretboard position markers on the other side is another thing to do. In the discussions that I have seen before the general consensus was that the reversed bracing pattern is not going to affect sound much - and you can't do anything about it anyway. |
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| Author: | wbergman [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Converting right-hand to left-hand |
Jose Oribe says he quit making differnet bracing for lefthand guitars because there is much lower resale value for lefthanded guitars. He also notes that the sound isn't much different. |
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| Author: | Tai Fu [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 2:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Converting right-hand to left-hand |
I hear many left handed musicians string a right handed guitar backward because they can't find left handed guitars easily. So I guess there's nothing wrong with that. Fender even makes a reverse strat (a left handed strat that has been strung right handed, or vice versa) because Jimi Hendrix used to string a right handed strat in reverse. |
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| Author: | Ken Mitchell [ Sat Jun 29, 2013 8:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Converting right-hand to left-hand |
Thanks for all of the input, fellows! It confirmed what I was already thinking about the switch-over. |
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