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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Sat Dec 09, 2006 3:52 pm ] |
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Hello all. I'm planing my first Baritone and I was wondering about the scale length. I've started drawing out at 28.5 and also 30.0. Being a person of extremes, I thought I would like and extremelly long scaled baritone but now I find that the 28.5 looks more balanced and probably would play a lot better than the 30 inch one... I'm joining at the 15th fret. Any thoughts or suggestions are more than welcomed. Thanks in advance. |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:44 pm ] |
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Alain, here is a thread regarding Baritone's and near the bottom Tracy has a link to David Berkowitz's website where there is a good article on baritone guitars. Hope this helps. |
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Sat Dec 09, 2006 5:18 pm ] |
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Right on Rod! Great threads and related articles... I'm toying with the 14-15 fret question. I'm also trying not to push the soundhole and bridge too far towards the tail. Plus, it has to fit in a regular case... I'm leaning towards 29 inch joined at the 14th... Should have a good .25 inches spare to fit in a case...  
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| Author: | Louis Freilicher [ Sat Dec 09, 2006 6:54 pm ] |
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I played a very nice baritone recently that had a 28" scale. It was built on a martin 12-fret D body with the neck joining at the 14th fret. I believe most of the bracing worked out fine. Louis |
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Sat Dec 09, 2006 7:40 pm ] |
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Thanks Louis. I drew on tonight with a 29inch scale joined at the 14th. Everything looks fine and it should fit in a regular case with no problems... |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:35 am ] |
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Having built both 28 and 29 inch scales, I have to say that the 29 didnt realy add much to the tone. I thought it would help out with and A-A tuning over the previously built 28, but it really didnt. I think I am settling on 28 to 28.5 somewhere as the norm for mine, keeps the finger stretches down a touch as well. And as well, whether its my trad jumbo, or new Solo shape, 14 fretters, they both will fit fine into a TKL 9120 case - thats a bonus. |
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Sun Dec 10, 2006 2:39 am ] |
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Oh, and as its mentioned I think on the Berkowitz site, the softer woods like walnut, mahog and koa tend to work better. I built one from EI rw, it worked well, but I liked the tone of the mahogany better. |
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:28 pm ] |
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Right on Tony, I was hoping you'd weigh in on this thread... I was talking to Anthony the other day and he mentioned that you had quite a few Baritone's under you belt... I was thinking of using Wenge for mine. I have plenty of it on hand. If it doesn't turn out that fantastic, it's no biggy. I also have some very nice flamed maple, but this I'd have to re-saw. Interesting about the 29 vs. 28... I might bring it down to 28.5, as you said, no perceived gain in tone from A-A and it'll be easier to graple with... Thanks Tony! |
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| Author: | j.Brown [ Sun Dec 10, 2006 8:07 pm ] |
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I am building a 28 5/8" right now. We'll have to compare notes. -j. |
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| Author: | Alain Desforges [ Sun Dec 10, 2006 9:14 pm ] |
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J., sounds like a plan! |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Sun Dec 10, 2006 11:28 pm ] |
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Looks like you're well on your way to make another fine Desforges my brother, can't wait tho see this one developing on your bench!  
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| Author: | TonyKarol [ Mon Dec 11, 2006 12:50 am ] |
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Personally I would save the wenge for something else .. get a plain set of walnut, its pretty cheap, you wont be disappointed. |
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| Author: | Hank Mauel [ Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:09 am ] |
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Try contacting Lance McCollum. I think he's using a 27.5" scale and his baritones sound awesome. Check in the Memebers List for contact info. |
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