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meddlingfool
PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 5:26 pm 
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Anybody know if it's 4" or 4 1/8"?

Thanks....
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David LaPlante
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If you mean a Martin 12 fret Dreadnought
it's 4".
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meddlingfool
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It's specifically a slope dread. I have a tracing I took from a 1973 12 string, but I didn't note the soundhole size. My rough hewn cardboard soundhole cutout isn't precise enough to trust. I could see how being a dread, the standard 4" would apply, but I could also see how with the extra air volume that a 4 1/8" SH could help avoid some boominess...

I'll try the first one at 4" and modify if needed....
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meddlingfool
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I'm going for the whomp so we'll stick with 4" and see how it goes....
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meddlingfool wrote:
I'm going for the whomp so we'll stick with 4" and see how it goes....


Checking in on an old thread. I'm considering a 12-fret slope D for my first build. How did yours turn out?
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meddlingfool
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Great at 4"...


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I've got a 66 12fret 12 string at home ill measure on fri when I get home if you like.
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