3/4 Size Guitars - Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

RE: 3/4 Size Guitars

Siddharth Mehta — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:37:48 +0000

Great

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Anonymous 43902 — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 07:19:42 +0000

nice

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Jonathan Hodgson — Sat, 13 Aug 2022 16:36:38 +0000

Mandolins manage 22 frets on a 14" scale length

The very cool sounding Emerald Guitars Amicus (short scale 12 string) has 22 frets on an 18 inch scale length.

RE: 3/4 Size Guitars

Koendb — Fri, 01 Jul 2022 21:41:00 +0000

Posted by: @darrenking

you wouldn’t want the see the last couple of inches of the fretboard devoid of frets even if they were useless.

One alternative: A nice but simple inlay instead of those useless frets?

RE: 3/4 Size Guitars

Robin — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 08:17:24 +0000

@darrenking

I know what you mean but I think that they upper frets would still be needed purely from a cosmetic point of view. I mean, you wouldn’t want the see the last couple of inches of the fretboard devoid of frets even if they were useless.

You're absolutely right, it would look odd. I've got 24 frets on my current build, but I seldom venture beyond the 12th when I'm playing.

RE: 3/4 Size Guitars

darrenking — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 01:49:19 +0000

Posted by: @robin

reduce the number of frets on a short scale length to dispense with the useless ones that would be too close together.

Hi @robin, I know what you mean but I think that they upper frets would still be needed purely from a cosmetic point of view. I mean, you wouldn’t want the see the last couple of inches of the fretboard devoid of frets even if they were useless.

Cheers

Darren

RE: 3/4 Size Guitars

Robin — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 08:47:52 +0000

@rocknroller912

Even on a full size violin the notes are very close together higher along the fingerboard, so if the frets are closer than the width of a persons finger then it will be hard to play.
Did you consider reducing the number of frets and stop at the point where they are too close.

That was my first thought too, reduce the number of frets on a short scale length to dispense with the useless ones that would be too close together.

RE: 3/4 Size Guitars

Rocknroller912 — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:54:43 +0000

@darrenking

Yes that makes sense. Even on a full size violin the notes are very close together higher along the fingerboard, so if the frets are closer than the width of a persons finger then it will be hard to play.
Did you consider reducing the number of frets and stop at the point where they are too close.

RE: 3/4 Size Guitars

darrenking — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 12:33:15 +0000

@rocknroller912 Thanks for the additional photo. The violin scaling works out at approx 94% for the 3/4 and just under 97% for the 7/8 as opposed to about and average of 90% and 94% respectively for the guitars I've seen specified and other online info. I guess this makes sense given that the violins are a smaller instrument and have a shorter scale length in the first place.

I'll work out what the scaled lengths would be for the likely candidates at these percentages and take a view.

Cheers

Darren

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Russ — Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:45:15 +0000

Posted by: @darrenking

@russ I hadn’t realised! I’ve listed another 50(!) so that should keep you all going for a while! Let me know if there are any other problems.

Cheers

Darren

Cheers Darren.

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