Re: Bracing a MandoCello
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 3:12 am
So, what gauges did you select?
I'm going to try Stainless Steel Round Wound 68, 46, 30, 18 and see how that goes..Michael Lewis wrote:So, what gauges did you select?
KLW
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Bracing a MandoCello
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Re: Bracing a MandoCello
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 6:14 pm
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Re: Bracing a MandoCello
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 1:48 am
Done... Sounds good but I'm a bit biased.. I play (poorly) a tenor guitar and find this one a bit more of a challenge to play..
Sitka top, Oregon Myrtle Back & sides, Espave Neck, IRW fingerboard & trim... A light French Polish finish with zpoxy pore fill...
Multi-scale, 24.75" -26.25"
It was a fun challenge as it was my first multi-scale and first arm bevel, I did a simple binding scheme to make the arm bevel easier..
Sitka top, Oregon Myrtle Back & sides, Espave Neck, IRW fingerboard & trim... A light French Polish finish with zpoxy pore fill...
Multi-scale, 24.75" -26.25"
It was a fun challenge as it was my first multi-scale and first arm bevel, I did a simple binding scheme to make the arm bevel easier..
Re: Bracing a MandoCello
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:31 pm
That turned out nice!
I'm also using fanned frets on my guitars and found that the strings needed less compensation at the bridge, did you noticed something different?
I'm also using fanned frets on my guitars and found that the strings needed less compensation at the bridge, did you noticed something different?
Re: Bracing a MandoCello
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 11:27 pm
Hans -- I'm not sure I have enough experience to make a determination about the compensation, I will say I had thought it would need more compensation that it actually did.. Was that because it was a fanned fret??? Not sure...
Kerry
Kerry