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Old May 7th, 2008, 02:13 PM   #8 (permalink)
esteban
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Originally Posted by Dan German View Post
Fretting the neck for a 3 1/2" longer scale means wider fret spacing, therefore fewer frets on a neck of given length. And for an instrument like that, I think you could live without the upper frets since it's the lower notes you're building it for anyway.
Ah... my idea is closer to Ironweed and voided3: just adding thicker strings. I'm too scared of fudging up to start drilling holes and moving things around... nor do I have the resources to fret my own neck.
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