TheDudeAbides
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I have a preslotted fretboard installed on my tenor with a theoretical scale length of 431.8mm. StewMac's calculator says I should compensate by +2.548mm and put the saddle at 434.348mm. I've seen compensation recommendations online from 2 to 2.5mm, does StewMac' calculator of just a hair over 2.5 sound right? (I'm used to intonating electric guitars where I can adjust this stuff with a screw after installation, so looking to double check my numbers)
As for gluing the bridge, is there a reason folks use long C clamps instead of a go-bar deck? I'd obviously need to raise the deck, or use shorter go-bars, but if I were to simply support the neck and secure the body so it doesn't move, the go-bars seem like a much simpler way of gluing the bridge on. However every book and website I've read seem to use C clamps, so I assume there's some advantage to the clamps that I am missing?
As for gluing the bridge, is there a reason folks use long C clamps instead of a go-bar deck? I'd obviously need to raise the deck, or use shorter go-bars, but if I were to simply support the neck and secure the body so it doesn't move, the go-bars seem like a much simpler way of gluing the bridge on. However every book and website I've read seem to use C clamps, so I assume there's some advantage to the clamps that I am missing?