Intonation on Baritone Conversion Necks.
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Yes. There are basically two components to what we call intonation. #1 is the additional string tension imparted by fretting. That's what the compensated nut tried to solve. #2 is the string diameter/stiffness to length getting shorter/stiffer as you move up the neck. That's what sDdles do.
Both are actually improved by a relatively longer scale length.
Both are actually improved by a relatively longer scale length.
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Heft said:
You might want to use a different string guage due to the longer scale length an 8 set would be pretty lose.
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Heft said:
A longer scale length will result in a looser action or tension not a tighter one.
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At the same pitch. 27" baritone is 24.75" plus two more frets. 28.625 is 25.5"+2.
Each 0.001 is roughly equal to a half step in tension.
A 28.625 sporting 8's at standard pitch (E) is roughly the same tension as 0.010's tuned to STD on a 25.5. I put 14's on my acoustic, and tune to C#. So it plays like 13's on a regular scale at concert pitch.
So you should be able to put 7's at Eb or D and still have something close to the tension of a 9 at standard tuning on a standard scale.
Which is probably where you would want 7's. They have a narrow tuning range, and trying to sing to guitars in E is why the castrati once ruled the airwaves as lead singers.
Each 0.001 is roughly equal to a half step in tension.
A 28.625 sporting 8's at standard pitch (E) is roughly the same tension as 0.010's tuned to STD on a 25.5. I put 14's on my acoustic, and tune to C#. So it plays like 13's on a regular scale at concert pitch.
So you should be able to put 7's at Eb or D and still have something close to the tension of a 9 at standard tuning on a standard scale.
Which is probably where you would want 7's. They have a narrow tuning range, and trying to sing to guitars in E is why the castrati once ruled the airwaves as lead singers.
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Bear in mind that a D-Tuna does not work with a Floyd set to float regardless of scale length, so you need to factor that in.
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