keyblade_crafter

I dont mind you answering questions or anything, but if you read all the posts you'll see i already decided how i'm going to make it.

Alright, as i said before a few times now, while it is a prop, i will be using acoustic strings so sound actually comes out when you play the strings. I will be using diy tuning pegs hidden in a compartment, tapered on one end, stuck in in a holes, and held down by a compartment lid. After further examination, electric and acoustic fret spacing is the same according to the calculator which was suggested and i already knew about and i said i knew about even before that. I will make this guitar work as well i as i can make it work so it is a working prop guitar. The reason i need it to play is because the prop is carrid by a character named Alice in a book called "last man standing", and the author and illustrator of that book will be at the convention photoshoot my client is going to. If the author likes it, there's a chance he will have me make other characters' props for photoshoots.

Yeah i knida figure that, but i want to know if i should use the electric guitar fret spacing or the acoustic if i'm using acoustic strings on an electric bridge. The pickups wont actually work, but does the fact it's an electric bridge affect the fret spacing at all? Is there that much of a difference between the acoustic and electric spacing? And i already decided i'm making the prop myself. I'm not gonna buy a guitar because it would cost too much for the client. It's cheaper to just buy the parts. Plus it will be handmade which makes it more impressive for those asking about it.

Thanks! And one last thing: in the calculator, should i put electric fret spacing or acoustic? Since i'm using acoustic strings i thought maybe acoustic. I'm using regular wooden rods instead of magnets for the pickups so those woudn't affect the sound, but would having a strat bridge affect it?

Oh by the way, would anyone happen to know the length of the average stratocaster fretboard? I found a site to give the specific length from the nut to place the frets.

Well the client says it's too much to pay to make it work, so i'll just be making it a prop that uses acoustic strings and primitive tuning pegs underneath a compartment directly above the fretboard so you can sort of tune it. the compartment lid will have a slit for the strings to pass over the nose and through to the pegs and the it will also hold the pegs down when closed. Thanks for the help guys! I'll leave a picture when i finish.

Whoa thanks for that! That may be just what i was looking for. How would i hold the strings down at the other end? Should i use pegs with a hole in them? I think the compartment lid may be able to hold the pegs down if i do that.

Or would it be possible to screw the ends at the top down firmly and then use the bridge to tune? Since the electric parts cost too much and i'll have to just make it LOOK like an electric guitar, i'll be using acoustic strings if that makes a difference in tuning.

Thanks for replying! Those tuners are exactly what i'm looking for! The only thing is it's too expensive at that site for my client. Does the shape of the head matter? I need it to be a compact design so i can hide it in a hollow compartment in the gun section. As long as the strings dont touch right? i suppose it would be very hard to play, but it would still be awesome if it was able to be played. If it's not possible within the price range, i guess i'll have to deal with it. any idea what the tuning mechanism is called that locks as you turn it?

first off i have to say i've never made a guitar before and i hardly play, but i am a woodworker. i'm working on a prop guitar that i think has the body of a '62 stratocaster and the pickup layout of an ibanez. i'm already halfway done making the body, and i've ordered the electronic parts like the pickups, bridge, knob, and switch. the question: How do i make the head so you could actually tune and play the guitar? i can change the area above the fretboard. i was thinking i could make a cone shaped head and hide it inside a compartment above the fretboard. i know steinbecks tune from the bottom and have no head, but this doesnt have the tailpiece like that.