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Topic: Accurate Fret-board design
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RON PRESTON
Member From: Dodson, Louisiana, USA
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posted 24 July 2004 07:01 AM
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WOW......
I have The FORMULA(S) that a Friend had "DRAWN OUT" YEARS AGO on this very subject, but, I Have NO CLUE as to HOW to go into the "PAINT" program to post it. I'll get into the cumputer to LEARN HOW, and, with a little LUCK and some Cool Directions from our Fellow Formite, WAYNE COX, Who, BTW, is EXTREAMLY KNOWLAGABLE in the computer world, Just maybe I can post the EQUASIONS and ANSWERS.
REAL INTERSTING STUFF....  [This message was edited by RON PRESTON on 24 July 2004 at 09:23 AM.] [This message was edited by RON PRESTON on 24 July 2004 at 09:26 AM.] |
Todd Weger
Member From: Safety Harbor, FLAUSA
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posted 28 July 2004 07:26 AM
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Bob Stone said: quote:
Dick Sanft, who lives in Palm Harbor, FL, has a 26 in scale Stringmaster quad he fitted with similar spacers. His, I believe, are aluminum and just drop in. Anyhow, he said the 26 in scale was just too long for Hawaiian music--hard to do slants and the string tension was too high. He's been playing professionally for about 60 years.
My, what a co-inky-dink... Dick was just over to my house yesterday, and we were talking about this very thing! Weird... He told me that he left one neck of his 26" quad full length, just to play on certain songs for certain effects, but I believe he said he found another shortscale quad, and should be getting it soon. He and I got to jam for a couple hours, with me playing upright bass, and he playing my D-8 shortscale Stringmaster. Man, I just love his playing! He was also playing this mongrel looking steel my drummer had that he wanted me to clean up, etc. Dick and I both agree that it appears to be a Supro, but it was obviously refinished or something, because there's no label on it anywhere. SOUNDS AMAZING, though. I'll post a pic in another thread. BTW, that was a great program, Bob! Hope all is well up there in Gainesville.
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Todd James Weger/RD/RTD
1956 Fender Stringmaster T-8 (C6, E13, B11); 1960 Fender Stringmaster D-8 (C6, E13); Melobar SLS lapsteel (open D); Chandler RH-4 Koa semi-hollow lapsteel (open G); Regal resonator (open D or G)
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