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by bennash - 06/07/26 09:34 PM
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Good info indeed Jim! I looked at this website a long time ago when I was first getting ideas. Now it's time to play around with this some more, so thanks for refreshing my memory with the different tuning chart ideas.
I have the instrument 2/3 playable right now. The harp strings are on, the guitar neck is on, and I've played it a bit. One problem I didn't count on - the smaller neck is a bit too close to the guitar neck. When I play the Barre F chord at the 7th fret of the guitar neck, my wrist hits the tip of the headstock and lower two tuning gears on the small neck.
I removed a bit more of the small peghead wood, but have to do something with the tuners. I could use the banjo type tuners (also used on Gibson Firebirds)that go straight out the back, then they'd be out of the way - but it would be an additional expense that I can't afford right now - and it would not fit in the case properly. I may end up reshaping the headstock on the small neck and putting the existing tuners on the flip side, like a left-handed Strat. This requires filling the existing holes with wooden dowels and recutting,finishing and reshaping the neck. If I'm to use it, I have to do something. In the meantime, the guitar neck and harp strings are fully functional, and enjoyable to play. The body wood choice was perfect. I can feel the whole thing resonate and vibrate when I play - exactly what I wanted. The EQ has a WIDE tonal pallette. It's going to be great when the small neck is back on and functional.
I will definitely figure out how to record some audio samples so that you can hear it.
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