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Looking for feedback on my idea for a custom Bruko.
I'm basically looking to build something that may or may not be possible: a "long neck tenor" or a "mini baritone." A tenor-like body with a longer scale than a tenor. And I think Brueko might be the maker who can do it, not just because they're affordable but because of their odd sizes and because I genuinely love the Brueko tenor that I own.
Of course they don't make anything like this already, but I suspect they might be able to do it by mixing and matching necks & bodies that they already have.
Here are some ideas that I have for mixing and matching & I am wondering if anybody who owns a Brueko or two can give any feedback.
1) Tenor neck, tenor body, but with the saddle several centimeters down the lower bout.
2) Tenor neck, jumbo concert body. From the pictures I've seen, it looks like the jumbo concert body might be longer than the tenor body, but since the pictures are all I have to go by, I can't tell!
3) Long-neck soprano neck, tenor body. From pictures I've seen, it looks like the long-neck soprano neck is about the same width as the tenor neck, but just has more frets?
Any and all feedback would be appreciated! Also would be interested to hear about other custom builders, but at this time I can't spend over $900.
I'm basically looking to build something that may or may not be possible: a "long neck tenor" or a "mini baritone." A tenor-like body with a longer scale than a tenor. And I think Brueko might be the maker who can do it, not just because they're affordable but because of their odd sizes and because I genuinely love the Brueko tenor that I own.
Of course they don't make anything like this already, but I suspect they might be able to do it by mixing and matching necks & bodies that they already have.
Here are some ideas that I have for mixing and matching & I am wondering if anybody who owns a Brueko or two can give any feedback.
1) Tenor neck, tenor body, but with the saddle several centimeters down the lower bout.
2) Tenor neck, jumbo concert body. From the pictures I've seen, it looks like the jumbo concert body might be longer than the tenor body, but since the pictures are all I have to go by, I can't tell!
3) Long-neck soprano neck, tenor body. From pictures I've seen, it looks like the long-neck soprano neck is about the same width as the tenor neck, but just has more frets?
Any and all feedback would be appreciated! Also would be interested to hear about other custom builders, but at this time I can't spend over $900.
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