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Rollie Storbakken

 

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Washington, USA
Post  Posted 21 Jun 2018 11:47 am    
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Looking to move the nut on a long scale fender double 8 to a short s scale and need the correct size fingerboard. Rollie
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Larry Phleger

 

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DuBois, PA
Post  Posted 22 Jun 2018 5:45 am    
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Check out George Boards. They produce fretboards in a variety of scale lengths, and they have a design that is nearly identical to a Fender fretboard.
http://www.georgeboards.com/
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Rollie Storbakken

 

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Washington, USA
Post  Posted 22 Jun 2018 10:00 am     Fretboard 23 inch scale
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Thank you for your responce.
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Rollie Storbakken

 

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Washington, USA
Post  Posted 22 Jun 2018 10:03 am     Fretboard 23 inch scale
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Thank you for your responce.
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Jim Sliff


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Lawndale California, USA
Post  Posted 22 Jun 2018 5:44 pm    
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I'm curious. Why would you want a shorter scale? are you simply moving the nut on a long scale Fender and bolting on a short-scale 'board?

I'm trying to figure out why - with a shorter scale you'll sacrifice tone and sustain. What advantages do you foresee?
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Lee Baucum


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Post  Posted 23 Jun 2018 6:43 am    
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Jim Sliff wrote:
I'm curious. Why would you want a shorter scale? are you simply moving the nut on a long scale Fender and bolting on a short-scale 'board?

I'm trying to figure out why - with a shorter scale you'll sacrifice tone and sustain. What advantages do you foresee?


Perhaps a tuning that is higher in pitch??
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Rollie Storbakken

 

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Washington, USA
Post  Posted 25 Jun 2018 7:28 pm     Short scale fingerboard for remodeling long scale Fender db
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Long scale Fender 8----The E9th breaks the high string when tuned to pitch. Going with D9th. Not going to shorten scale.
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Thom Gustafson

 

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Mount Vernon, Washington, USA
Post  Posted 26 Jun 2018 7:10 am    
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Hi Rollie! Is your string breaking where it attaches to the tuning machine? One thing you might want to try is making sure the string has enough windings around the tuning machine to keep the string from being cut by the edge of the attachment hole.
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