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Maths...

while building you first 1/2 dozen,

flex it
twist it
tap it
remove a bit more wood
tap and listen
then...

flex it again
twist it again
tap it some more
remove a bit more wood
tap and listen some more
then
tap it again

lay it on your amp and watch it jump around to various "sounds" while
sprinkling sand on it and see the patterns

oh and did me mention to
flex it
twist it
tap it some more
remove a bit more wood
tap and listen
then
tap it again and again and again and listen to what she be saying.

Fondle and caress it like she your sweetie. Das right!
Talk to and ask her what she capable of and tell her what you need her to do. Then listen to what she has to say...what she be capable of and what you want may be two different things....talk with your wood dude.


Duh big idea here is to burn all that info into your cellular consciousness
so by the time your on your other half dozen you won't need to waist time on maths.

Is how me build em.

or as Obi Wan said "trust your feelings" ~ but thats not part of our cultural upbringing....and thats ok...sooner or later someone like LMI or Stumack gonna come out with a gadget for measuring tops and you won't hasta do it the old fashion way or use the maths. Yup, every body needs a gadget to do anything now~a days, right!

Maybe go have a chat with your local shaman.

Ya...trust you feelings...simple eh!

Maths!

However for the AR's reading this, you can now order my new book

"Looferin by the Numbers"
76 formulas needed to build a successful guitar.
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blessings
Padma



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Wes....

How much for one of those gadgets? Beats my cumbersome fixture all to Hamilton...

its just a degree scale drawn on a cad program , glued to a piece of wood, and screwed into the end of a harbor freight magnetic base, the pointer is 1/16 music wire soldered onto a alligator clip....

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I think I get it now...
The music wire is a separate piece from the scale?
The music wire is 15cm long?
Clip on wire to saddle, align scale behind it, then let fly?
Looks simple but effective....