Jim Hanks
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I found this old thread discussing fingerboard lengths and I got to thinking about my baritone. It has a 20.25" scale, which is the most common nowadays. Plug that in to the stewmac fret calculator and you will find that you get a pretty close approximation to the following scales by moving the capo:
19" - 1st fret
17" (tenor) - 3rd fret
15" (concert) - 5th fret
13" (soprano) - 7th fret
No, it's not exact (actual scales are 19.113, 17.027, 15.17, and 13.515), but close enough for fingering practice or to "test drive" a different scale.
Jim
19" - 1st fret
17" (tenor) - 3rd fret
15" (concert) - 5th fret
13" (soprano) - 7th fret
No, it's not exact (actual scales are 19.113, 17.027, 15.17, and 13.515), but close enough for fingering practice or to "test drive" a different scale.
Jim