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PostPosted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 2:46 pm 
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I am trying to get all the dimensions figured out for my next build. I would really like to build an electric octave mandolin. it will have a 26" scale and Im trying to figure out the fret positions . on stew mac they have a calculator for this which you pick the instrument and put in the scale length and number of frets hit enter and it does the rest. The question I have is on the stew mac calculator they dont have an octave mandolin as one of the instrument options. if I selected the electric guitar would it give me the proper placement of the fret positions?


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 2:57 pm 
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I just completed a Irish Bouzouki with a 24.9" scale and cut the fret slots with my normal fret template for that scale length. Use either guitar calculator and figure out the compensation for the string sizes you will be using.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 3:16 pm 
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Thanks.


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 6:46 pm 
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mandolin, guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar all the same thing

just plug in your 26 inch length and how many frets you want.

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:45 am 
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Hello,
(my very first post on this forum !)
You can have a look at the Graham McDonald's string calculator.
It's very reach in features, and has some presets, especially for mandolin family, and it does has a 5 string eMando
http://www.mcdonaldstrings.com/stringxxiii.html
(but as said already, the fact it is a mando or 5 or 8 strings doesn't matter for fret spacing).
the interesting thing here is that you can get recommended tensions and gauges.
Christophe

Edit : by the way, I forgot to say, you can check my last build, which is an "octave baritone" e mando here :
http://www.labellenote.fr/articles.php?lng=en&pg=265

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Welcome Glad to have you here and Looking forward to seeing many more of you builds and comments !

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