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Topic: Fender Champ Thickness |
Jim Dickinson
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Washington, USA
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Posted 20 May 2018 12:29 am |
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Does anyone know how thick the body of a fender Champ is? I am thinking of making a smaller Lap steel I can hual around to practice on. I figure the Champ is about a minimum thickness as I ought to make. I will be using air seasoned Alder for the wood, your opinion please?
Thank You in advance. Jim |
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Joe Major
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 20 May 2018 11:18 am
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| My '62 measures 1-3/8" right between the control plate and the end of the fretboard. That includes the felt pad on the back. |
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Jim Dickinson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 20 May 2018 11:36 am
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Thank you for replying, it's thinner than I woul have thought. I guess 1 1/2, which is what I have, ought to work fine.
Best Wishes,
Jim |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 20 May 2018 12:24 pm
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| It's been said that the Studio Deluxe was simply a Champ with legs. I had suspected the Studio Deluxe might be thicker than the Champ due to its leg sockets. That would seem to be the case, as my Studio Deluxe (circa '59 - '60) measures approximately 1-3/4". |
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Jim Dickinson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 21 May 2018 1:42 pm
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Thank you for your replies, designing it right now, going to use 1 1/2 thereabouts for thickness. Jack, are you the same Jack Hanson I talked to about ten years ago? That Jack Hanson lived somewhere in Western Washington then? Starting all over now.
FYI from what I have found out, here's some Fender Body Thicknesses:
Stringmaster Triple or Quad Ist neck+ 1 5/8"
Stringmaster Dual, Ist neck 2", same as 2nd neck T8,Q8
Champ 1 3/8"
Studio Deluxe 1 3/4"
Jim |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 21 May 2018 6:46 pm
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| Jim Dickinson wrote: |
| Jack, are you the same Jack Hanson I talked to about ten years ago? That Jack Hanson lived somewhere in Western Washington then? |
Not me. Ten years ago I would have been in either Minnesota or Arizona; never lived in Washington. |
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