chunkielad Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 Can anyone tell me the width of the red box in the pic please? (the widest point of the guitar) This is the only measurement I need to get started. Could someone please measure their LP? NOT A JUNIOR THOUGH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 (edited) I measure that to be 12 7/8" from the LP Custom blueprints I've got. Edited October 21, 2005 by thegarehanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertop Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I measure 12 15/16" or 32,9cm from John Catto's plans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkielad Posted October 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 Thanks fellas. Anyone actually have a LP custom they can measure in real life - although I suppose that the difference is negligible I could use either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 12-7/8" wide lower bout from my 84 LPC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegarehanman Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 (edited) Plans are going to be more reliable than the real deal in this instance. The real gibsons are going to have some variation from guitar to guitar(that's more true for older models than newer). If you're going to figure out the size of everything else based off of that measurement...well, I'd advise against it. Your best bet is to base the scale of the guitar off of the scale lenght of the guitar. ...looks like you've got two of the same measurements from a set of plans and a real guitar. Looks like you've got your answer. I still hold that you should base your scaling off the scale lenght of the neck. Edited October 23, 2005 by thegarehanman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkielad Posted October 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 No no - just the actual body was going to be worked from it and it turns out that when i did the design, it ended up at 3mm narrower than your 12 7/8" !!! No bad for a guess! I just wanted to make sure that the body was similar in size to a custom. All is well Cheers fellas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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