luthier1206 Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 Im working on my first build and have a few (a shitload) of questions. Most pressingly, when choosing the bridge and nut, is there a formula or a way to calculate what the string spacings need to be or can I just freehand it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 'Freehand it' in relation to what exactly? Making a drawing of the guitar, building a neck, choosing your bridge, pickups, ??? Why don't you give us your ideas and selections so far so we have some puzzle pieces to work with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luthier1206 Posted July 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 What I meant was do the strings need to be specific spacings at specific parts of the guitar or does it not matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 You would normally receive a nut blank. Then, according to your preference, along with bridge spacing, neck taper, pole positions on your pickups. So no, there isn't any real formula other than to pick things that match. Hopefully my vague answer answers your vague question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted July 12, 2010 Report Share Posted July 12, 2010 The VERY first thing you must do before going any further is to stop dead in your tracks where you are right now. Get a copy of Melvin Hyscock's book on How to Build an Electric Guitar. Read it cover to cover, then read it again. After reading it, 95% of your questions will be answered. The questions you are starting with are the most basic and can be found pretty easily. Generally on this forum, these types of questions are answered with "Use the search function". Read through this forum and the tutorials, read Melvin's book. Then you will have a much better understanding of how everything interacts and how guitars truely work. Then when you have questions they will be a lot more refined and to the point and you'll get a lot more and more direct answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwedishLuthier Posted July 13, 2010 Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 And welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luthier1206 Posted July 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2010 Thanks that makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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