jowilmei Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 Alright... this question is certainly a special one. I have a Junior Series Tele that I purchased for a ridiculous price in Kyoto last year. It is a 24" scale length and I would like to convert it to 24 3/4" using a tele conversion neck. Even though it is a short scale tele, the neck pocket dimensions and shape match full size telecasters. If the space between the 22nd fret and very edge of the neck pocket is the same between this 24" scale neck and a 24 3/4 neck thanI believe it should intonate fine by moving the tele saddles back about 1/4 inch. Does that sound crazy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 5 hours ago, jowilmei said: I believe it should intonate fine by moving the tele saddles back about 1/4 inch. Does that sound crazy? My logic says it should work as you expect. The longer scale is intonated with itself down to the last fret so you'll only have to elongate the distance from that to the bridge which is about a quarter of the scale length. That said, can you move the saddles back that much? And is it possible to move the entire bridge plate back at least half of the said 1/4" without the pickup cavity peeking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curtisa Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 6 hours ago, jowilmei said: I believe it should intonate fine by moving the tele saddles back about 1/4 inch. Only if the original neck was also a 22-fretter. The required move-back is actually about 1/5 inch, but near enough in your case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 @jowilmei, Double check that the 24" scale neck is not a conversion neck as well? Then you could use either the 24-3/4" conversion or a 25.5" standard. You never know until it is all measured out? See image, this is for a 24-3/4" conversion from a 25-5" scale .Something to check first. It is common to the Asian community to see a shorter scale. Not knocking them at all, but they are usually of a slightly smaller stature with smaller hands. I have a few Korean born customers and I make custom necks for them for that exact reason. Just my seeing it from the outside, looking in. MK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowilmei Posted June 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 Wow thanks to all for the helpful replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jowilmei Posted June 7, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 48 minutes ago, MiKro said: @jowilmei, Double check that the 24" scale neck is not a conversion neck as well? Then you could use either the 24-3/4" conversion or a 25.5" standard. You never know until it is all measured out? See image, this is for a 24-3/4" conversion from a 25-5" scale .Something to check first. It is common to the Asian community to see a shorter scale. Not knocking them at all, but they are usually of a slightly smaller stature with smaller hands. I have a few Korean born customers and I make custom necks for them for that exact reason. Just my seeing it from the outside, looking in. MK The bridge is about 6 1/4 inches from the neck and there is no fret board overhang, which I believe is a norm for all 24" scale Fender instruments. Therefore I don't think it is a conversion neck. The body of this particular model is shrunk to about 93% of a standard tele, but the nut/bridge spacing are all standard. Mikro, are you open to commissions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 49 minutes ago, jowilmei said: The bridge is about 6 1/4 inches from the neck and there is no fret board overhang, which I believe is a norm for all 24" scale Fender instruments. Therefore I don't think it is a conversion neck. The body of this particular model is shrunk to about 93% of a standard tele, but the nut/bridge spacing are all standard. Mikro, are you open to commissions? Unfortunately, I do not do commission work. I was hoping for your sake though that it would be easier for you as far as the conversion neck. Good luck with this, You may want to reach out to Warmoth about a conversion neck though. Their base line necks are in the $150 range including conversion necks. Just something to look in to . MK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKro Posted June 7, 2023 Report Share Posted June 7, 2023 BTW, how many frets are on the 24" neck that you have? If it were a conversion it would have 20 maybe 21 frets and still fit? MK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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