tauzero Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320310081381"]Item 320310081381[/url] - a rather interesting take on making a headless. From what I can see of it, it uses normal tuners in a novel fashion, rather more attractively than the Warwick Nobby Wossname. Seller also offers plans for sale for his travel guitar of the same family. Quote
Stylon Pilson Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 [quote name='tauzero' post='305468' date='Oct 13 2008, 01:32 PM'][url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320310081381"]Item 320310081381[/url] - a rather interesting take on making a headless. From what I can see of it, it uses normal tuners in a novel fashion, rather more attractively than the Warwick Nobby Wossname. Seller also offers plans for sale for his travel guitar of the same family.[/quote] Heh, didn't even see those tuners there at first. Recessed to stop them being knocked accidentally - I'm impressed. My only concern would be that you might end up accidentally muting your D and G strings while trying to tune them. S.P. Quote
Ou7shined Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 If it works how I think it does (the simplest method - strings round the bridge then doubles back to the machine heads) it must take really long strings. Otherwise the tuners run long links back to the bridge (rear) and the pegs are there. Quote
neepheid Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='305505' date='Oct 13 2008, 02:05 PM']If it works how I think it does (the simplest method - strings round the bridge then doubles back to the machine heads) it must take really long strings. Otherwise the tuners run long links back to the bridge (rear) and the pegs are there.[/quote] It's 30" scale, so it long scale strings would probably make it round OK. It's certainly an interesting way of doing things. Quote
waynepunkdude Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Wouldn't it get in the way on the back of the neck? Quote
Ou7shined Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 Ah my bad. I just speed read the blurb and now I see it's [b]overall[/b] length is 34" :blush: Are you interested man? I know how you like your short scales. :brow: Quote
neepheid Posted October 13, 2008 Posted October 13, 2008 [quote name='Ou7shined' post='305535' date='Oct 13 2008, 02:47 PM']Ah my bad. I just speed read the blurb and now I see it's [b]overall[/b] length is 34" :blush: Are you interested man? I know how you like your short scales. :brow:[/quote] Even if I didn't have an impending wedding to finance, I still wouldn't be £299 + auction activity interested Quote
tauzero Posted October 14, 2008 Author Posted October 14, 2008 [quote name='neepheid' post='305582' date='Oct 13 2008, 04:05 PM']Even if I didn't have an impending wedding to finance, I still wouldn't be £299 + auction activity interested [/quote] I have a feeling that "£299 + auction activity" will = £299 + 0 bids. I reckon a similar design could be used for a 34" scale, with careful; positioning of the tuners. After all, strings are generally pretty overlength - I have to chop some off the longest string run I have, the D on the through-body 7-string Tsai, so there's a bit of surplus. Quote
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