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Topic: Looking for plans/tracing- Fender stringmaster 8 string |
Tim McKane
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 5:11 pm |
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I am looking for plans or even a tracing of a Fender stringmaster 8 strings single neck with double pickups..
I would like to build something similar
any leads would be appreciated
Thanks
Tim |
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Rick Hanzlik
From:
Utah, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2010 12:47 pm
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| I don't have either but there is a fellow here in Salt Lake city that has a single neck 8 with three legs for sale. As of yesterday he hadn't set a price yet. |
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Ulric Utsi-Åhlin
From:
Sweden
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Posted 16 Jan 2010 1:38 am
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Tim,I´m pretty sure I have a simplistic outline
tracing of a Stringmaster eight in my shop,so IF
You don´t find one anywhere closer to Your homeplace
I could send you a copy.McUtsi |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 16 Jan 2010 6:36 am
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This might be of help Tim, its from a post by John Tipka a little while back.
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=1355836&sid=0fbc59e497ce603fae0fe640a6798d5e
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24.5" scale length
Neck 1 = 1.5" thick
Neck 2 = 1.875" thick
Neck 3 = 2.25" thick
Neck 4 = 2.625" thick
Neck Length = 34.25"
Neck Width at Bridge End = 4.6875"
Neck Width at Tuner End = 4.3125"
Widths Assembled-Bridge End - 4 Necks = 18.625"
3 Necks = 14.000"
2 Necks = 8.6875"
1 Neck = 4.6875"
Tuner End - 4 Necks = 17.3125"
3 Necks = 13.000"
2 Necks = 8.6875"
1 Neck = 4.3125"
Rabbets-Front Neck .375"deep x 1" wide
Second,Third &
Fourth Necks .875"deep x 1" wide
Rear rabbet on each neck matches front rabbet on
the neck attached to its rear. Rear rabbet on outsidemost neck - .375" deep x 1.00" wide
Bridge located at 4" from bridge end of each neck
Pickups located at 5" and 6.5" from bridge end of each neck
Nut located scale length distance from bridge.
Volume and Tone controls or switches located 1.5" from bridge end of necks
Comparative measurements - 22.5" Stringmaster D-8
Length = 32.125"
Total Width = Bridge End = 9.3125"
Tuner End = 8.6875"
26" Stringmaster Total Length 36.25"
Pickups located at 0.875" and 2.8125" to left of bridge...
Cavities and channels bored or routered 1-125" deep for pickups, blend, tone and volume controls. A channel needed to accommodate ball end of strings. 1.125" diameter hole in
front edge of front neck for input jack. |
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Tim McKane
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 16 Jan 2010 6:26 pm
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| Thanks Tom |
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Mitch Drumm
From:
Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
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Posted 17 Jan 2010 3:35 am
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Here is a pic of a Fender style guitar John Tipka made, maybe from those very dimensions:
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Russ Cudney
From:
Sonoma, California, USA
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