possum1284 Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 hi does the scale of the fingerboard change the length of the neck? ex would 25.5 scale 21 frett neck be shorter the a 22 fret neck? im reffamering to the actual neck not the fingerboard. Ad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mailman Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 a 25.5" scale neck with 21 frets would have a fretboard 17.919" long, 22frets would need an 18.344" fretboard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnewman Posted September 30, 2005 Report Share Posted September 30, 2005 Necks don't have scales. Fingerboards have scales. There is ABSOLUTELY no standard, and you could have a 22 fret neck that is longer than, the same length as, or shorter than another 21 fret neck. You CANNOT make general statements about necks like that, because the fingerboard can be placed differently on the neck itself, letting you make a neck essentially any length you want. Please buy Melvyn Hiscock's book and read it - or read everything on the www.projectguitar.com mainsite, then buy the book anyway. You've asked a lot of questions recently that would be MUCH better answered by buying a book and getting a holistic background in what makes up a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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