doggage5050 Posted May 19, 2003 Report Share Posted May 19, 2003 where do i put my bridge for a 24 1/4 " scale? " " " " "" " " " 25.5" scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted May 19, 2003 Report Share Posted May 19, 2003 place it such that the high e-string saddle is 24 1/4" or 25.5" from the nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw_guitars Posted May 19, 2003 Report Share Posted May 19, 2003 Hi, The scale lenght is measured from the top nut to the point where the string touches the bridge. I checked in one of my books: Martin Koch (Building Electric Guitars) Quote: The scale lenght is the distance between the two points on which a string rests, i.e. the front edge of the nut and its saddle on the bridge So, the distance between the nut and the 'touching' point of the bridge is 24 1/4" ,or 25.5" The 'touching' point varies from bridge to bridge. A Stratocaster style bridge has a different touching point than a Gibson style tune o matic. hope this answers your question Gerard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ridgerunner Posted May 20, 2003 Report Share Posted May 20, 2003 One other measurement that might be useful: The distance from the nut to the 12th fret (one octave) should be one half of the total scale length; i.e. for a 241/4 scale length that distance would be 121/8 inches, for a 251/2 would be 12 3/4 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IIIBOOMERIII Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 Just thought I would add this for extra information when talking about scale length. 24 1/4" is typical for Gibson guitars 25" is typical for Paul Reed Smith Guitars 25 1/2" is typical for Fender 26" to 28" is for Baritone Guitars...can be used for (E to e) or (B to b ) tunings The scale length determines where the bridge goes. The scale is measured from the nut to the bridge. And the the 12 fret is always located at the scale length divided by 2 (ex. 25" scale 12th fret would be at 12 1/2" or 12.5"inches) When trying to place the bridge I always adjust all of the string saddles to the 1/2 way position and then measure for scale length. This way you have room in both directions to adjust for strobe. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted May 22, 2003 Report Share Posted May 22, 2003 And... The distance from the nut to the 24th fret (two octaves) should be 3/4 of the total scale length Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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