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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 23 Aug 2003 9:20 am    
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Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that the A pedal/F lever chord (i.e. G on 6th fret) is a lot more "unforgiving" on a 24" scale? Seems like on a 24" scale (such as Carter) that change just never sounds right to me, where as on a 24 1/4" scale (such as Zum) it has a sound I can live with? Need some comments please.
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Pete Burak

 

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Portland, OR USA
Post  Posted 23 Aug 2003 9:24 am    
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Have you tried going to a wound 6th string?
Try a .022W or a .024W.
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Donny Hinson

 

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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 23 Aug 2003 3:04 pm    
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It must be a difference in the way the guitars have been set up, how they are tuned, or maybe a bad string. Any difference caused solely by an additional 1/4" of string length would never be noticed...trust me!

A difference of 1/2" is necessary to make what I would call a significant or noticeable change.

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