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| Author: | af_one [ Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:13 am ] |
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I am going to attempt my first 12 string--I really want and haven't been able to find anythign I like. I played a Takamine 381 and the action was playing an electric--I absolutely loved it, however, the sound was VERY jangly. I think more of a tradional build style with those baord and neck specs would be perfect. I have not been able to find any info on Takamine specs, nut width, radius etc. If anyone has Takamine specs, please let me know. Is there anything I should know about a 12 string build? I don't have any plans ans was going to build from my basic Martin D-28 plans. Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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| Author: | Pwoolson [ Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:47 am ] |
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You can most definately build from 6 string plans. That's how I build mine. You'll just need to settle on a neck width. I do mine quite narrow 1-13/16 - 2-1/4. That's what a lot of finger pickers use for 6 strings. But it makes a very easy playing 12 string. Any specific questions, feel free to ask away. |
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| Author: | Don A [ Sun Mar 04, 2007 8:42 am ] |
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I have a Takamine 12 string model 335. It looks to be 1 13/16". |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:40 pm ] |
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Paul...Do you any extra reinforcing to accommodate the higher string force? If so, where? |
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| Author: | Pwoolson [ Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:10 pm ] |
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JJ, I just beef up the braces a tad. 3/16 instead of 1/4 and about 1/8 taller (that's a starting point before tuning). But I don't add any braces or anything like that. |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Sun Mar 04, 2007 3:14 pm ] |
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Paul? Sounds like your beef is getting thin. Did you mean 5/16 instead of 3/16? That's what I did. Made the plate a tad larger, didn't scallop the X, and added a third finger brace each side as well as a third tone bar. It worked quite well, making a very loud guitar. Steve |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:28 pm ] |
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Sounds like significant beefing in both cases. I'm interested as well so I'm sure I'll have more questions once I decide to pull the trigger. |
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