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Topic: Rickenbacker Frying Pan body dimensions? |
Neil Groeneveld
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 10 Jun 2014 6:03 am |
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| Hello all - I'm a new member here and a total NEWB to lap steel. To tell the truth I only play (and build) 6 string guitars, but I have been asked by a local musician to build a lap steel (wood) based on the Ric frying pan. Does anyone know the diameter and thickness of the body? Any help would be appreciated! |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 10 Jun 2014 6:27 am
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From the National Music Musem in North Dakota:
Measurements
Total guitar length: 730 mm
Neck length (nut to ribs): 415 mm
Neck width, nut: 45 mm
Diameter of body: 177 mm
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Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Peter den Hartogh
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 10 Jun 2014 8:55 am
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That's a nice looking guitar, Peter, but it doesn't answer his questions.
Could you please provide the dimensions of your guitar?
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Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 10 Jun 2014 9:01 am
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I did not provide the sizes as yet because the OP and his client might want
the sizes of the metal guitar version and not the wooden guitar version. |
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Neil Groeneveld
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 10 Jun 2014 4:24 pm
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| Thank you Brad and Peter. To tell you the truth, I was not aware that there is a difference between the metal and the wood versions. I'd like to know what they both are though if folks have those dimensions. |
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 11 Jun 2014 6:40 am
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OK, here are the sizes of the 8 string wooden guitar:
Total Length = 31 5/16 inches
Round Body Diameter = 7 1/4
String Scale = 24 1/2
Neck width body= 2 3/4
Neck width nut= 2 1/2
Round Body thickness = 1 7/8
Hope this helps |
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Kekoa Blanchet
From:
Kaua'i
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Patrick Harison
From:
Minneapolis, MN
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Posted 12 Jun 2014 2:36 pm
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I don't know about you guys, but I'm going to frame up a copy of this for the music room. Probably the close I'll ever come to owning the real deal!
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 18 Jun 2014 8:31 pm
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Thanks for that image Kekoa ! 
Bill |
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