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Topic: D-8 Stringmaster measurement |
Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 3 Jun 2003 11:04 am |
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| Dan--I could say 9" but just for accuracy's sake I'll be exact-----at the headstock end, 8 15/16", at the bridge end, 8 7/8". This is a 1954 26" scale model. I have no idea if the shorter scales are the same. And I just report the facts----I don't/can't explain the numbers above. |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 3 Jun 2003 7:25 pm
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| I have a 1957 D-8 Stringmaster with 22.5" scale. The width at the headstock is 8.75" and it's 9.25" at the pickup end. Hope this helps. |
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Bill Thomson
From:
Ocean City, Maryland, USA
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Posted 4 Jun 2003 5:15 am
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| I have a Double 8 Stringmaster, 22 1/2" scale, serial #5150, possibly late 50's early 60's vintage. It measures 8 11/16" at the headstock and just a hair larger than 9 3/8" at the bridge end. The Fender case that it fits very nicely in is 8 3/4" and 9 1/2"(in the section of the case for the guitar). Hope this is of help to you, Bill |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 4 Jun 2003 7:10 am
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| Bill's dimensions are probably the same as mine, I'm just too lazy to be as accurate as he is. |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 4 Jun 2003 9:09 am
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Jim Cohen of the Norm Abrams measure once, cut twice This Old Guitar school.
These differences are interesting. I wonder if the later shorter scale guitars have the slightly tapered form just as a concession to general guitar aesthetics. Did someone look at the basically rectangular original Stringmaster and decide it wasn't the way a guitar should look? |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 6 Jun 2003 8:42 pm
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Yeah, Jon. I'm from the "old school". That means I used an old school plastic ruler to measure my guitar, and it only measures in 1/4", not 1/8".  |
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Bill Thomson
From:
Ocean City, Maryland, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2003 9:56 am
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| Not to worry Jim, your measurments are just fine. Somehow I have a feeling you can play a steel guitar a lot better than I. I worked as a carpenter for a good while, as I was learning the trade my boss was from the school of "measure once cut once". Hang in there, all in good fun here on the forum. Bill |
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Steve Spitz
From:
New Orleans, LA, USA
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Posted 12 Jun 2003 4:09 pm
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| Dan: You can come over and check mine anytime !! Best of luck, Steve Spitz |
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John Borchard
From:
Athens, OH 45701
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Posted 17 Jun 2003 11:05 am
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Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with a crayon, cut it with an axe.  OR -- measure to size, pound it to fit, paint it to match. Wise sayings from the Rambo School of Lutherie.
John Borchard |
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