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Topic: Duesenberg Fairytale String Spacing at the Nut |
Paul Mageau
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Maine, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2024 8:54 am |
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Can anyone tell me what the string spacing is at the nut on a Duesenberg Fairytale ? I am looking for the string to string spacing if possible.
Thanks in advance !
Paul |
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John Larson
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Pennsyltucky, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2024 9:23 am
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https://www.duesenberg.de/en/lapsteels/fairytale/
54 mm / 2.13"
String spacing which I assume is outer string to outer string. So 0.426 inches string to string maybe?
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Paul Mageau
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Maine, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2024 1:41 pm
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Thanks John!
I wasn't sure if the spacing at the nut was the same as at the bridge/multibender. Now looking at the images, I can see the strings do not taper toward the nut so 54mm it is ! |
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Jeff Highland
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Posted 30 Apr 2024 2:30 pm
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Yes the strings are parallel all the way from bridge to nut.
I suspect the main reason is so that the built in capo does not have to clamp on varying string spacing
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1950 National New Yorker
2008 Highland Baritone Weissenborn
2020 Highland New Yorker.
2020 Highland Mohan Veena
2021 Highland Weissencone |
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John Larson
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Pennsyltucky, USA
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Posted 1 May 2024 11:14 am
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Yes the strings are parallel all the way from bridge to nut.
I suspect the main reason is so that the built in capo does not have to clamp on varying string spacing |
My understanding was the tapered spacing on standard fretted guitars was to make chord playing easier. Anyone who's tried to pick up classical can attest to the difficulty in playing certain chords like Barre chords with a wider string spacing.
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Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright. Give praise to the Lord with the harp, chant unto Him with the ten-stringed psaltery. Sing unto Him a new song, chant well unto Him with jubilation. For the word of the Lord is true, and all His works are in faithfulness. The Lord loveth mercy and judgement; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
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Jeff Highland
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New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 2 May 2024 10:17 pm
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I'm pretty adaptable on nut width on regular guitar as well as lap. Most of the difficulty with bar chords on a classical is to do with no radius on the fretboard.
Historically most lap steels have had tapered string spacing, the Duesenberg is an exception.
I like it that way, but expect it was done like that so that the impressions of the strings on the capo material will line up with the strings regardless of position on the neck.
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Duesenberg Fairytale
1949 Supro Supreme
1950 National New Yorker
2008 Highland Baritone Weissenborn
2020 Highland New Yorker.
2020 Highland Mohan Veena
2021 Highland Weissencone |
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