A video lesson on short scale guitars, string length, and smaller body guitars (sometimes called parlor guitars). See the full article here: www.thisisclas...
Bradford's small scale guitar from the video: Check out my article and video on my new small scale (and body) Douglass Scott guitar: www.thisisclas...
What is small scale? When talking about scale length we are referring to the string length from the saddle to the nut (650mm is standard). Don't confuse scale length with a smaller bodied guitar necessarily. Just because the scale length is smaller doesn't mean the luthier has built a significantly smaller instrument (although that is sometimes the case as with mine).
What is standard and are guitars getting smaller? Fifteen years ago I remember seeing 660mm guitars around but now I'd be hard pressed to even see one. The standard today has been 650mm for a number of years. However, I've started noticing, especially in the past five years an explosion of smaller scale guitars 640mm and less. Overall, I think this is a very good thing in terms of variety and making a connection between the guitar and people's body type. People should be comfortable playing the instrument and not forced into a situation where they are struggling with the size of the instrument.
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12 сен 2024
