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PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 8:47 pm 
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jfmckenna wrote:
Mike O'Melia wrote:
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There is not a whole lot of wiggle room for head stock thickness. You can get away with going a little thinner then 9/16th but if you make it too thick then you won't have much string post showing.

Bending machines are good when you are set on building several guitars of the same model. A hot pipe will be more versatile and you can bend any shape you want.


Gotoh makes adjustable posts (height). Of course, you pay more for these.



Oh ok, interesting. I've never come across those before.[/quote

Yeah, I like a thicker peghead, and these more than accommodate according to the specs. I've not tried them yet. But I will. Gotoh machines are incredibly well built. No lash in the gears. Got to think that engineering prowess extends to their adjustable posts.


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PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2015 8:52 pm 
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Btw, anybody wanting to try Gotoh, Stew Mac sells some basic configurations. But the beauty of Gotoh is their almost unlimited variations in peg & finish & buttons etc. japarts.ca. Lead time of 4-5 weeks. Shipping from Japan is about 3-4 days.


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