Was: AU $142.07. String Spacing: 1.5" Neck Shape: Soft V Fingerboard Radius: 5.7" at nut, 7.7" at 20th fret Tuners: Waverly tuners with ebony buttons Binding: Side or Top triple bound Pick Guard: Bound ebony Bridge / Fingerboard Material: Premium Ebony Finish Material: Shellac finish with French polished top layers. If you continue without changing your settings, you're agreeing to receive all cookies on the StewMac website. Have a question or want to know more about the MD815PGE? This Dreadnought sized model has a Sitka spruce top and figured mahogany pattern high-pressure laminate (HPL) back and sides. AU $25.93 postage. Have a question or want to know more about the MD415? Shockingly, the string spacing at the saddle has been off over and over again for many of the cheaper guitars coming into my shop. F-Holes are known for a tight treble attack and a percussive chop ideal for loud ensemble settings. Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. Helped me get the string spacing perfect on both acoustic and electric guitars.Definitely worth the price. This rad ruler makes string spacing simple! Then I did one with this spacing ruler and with minimal effort String spacing was perfect, for those that maybe aren't savy as I wasn't, this String spacing ruler accounts for the proportionality caused by the strings being unequal thickness. I have, however, encountered a few situations where is does not work.On wide-neck instruments with fewer strings, the widest marks on this ruler aren't spaced quite far enough to line up the strings properly. Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. But with only 4 courses, it's impossible to find two marks that line up with the outter strings and have ONLY 2-more properly spaced marks for the 2 inner strings.Perhaps a "bass" version of the rule, with a bigger range at the wide end? Not a kit, this guitar is finished, assembled and wired! Of course you can use this for making new nuts and saddles, but by far, I've used it most for checking the string spacing on the setups I've been doing for clients. The String Spacing Rule locates string positions so that heavier strings get the wider spacing they need. Have a question or want to know more about the MD515CC/n? See specifications for details. AU $76.95. I slotted a nut with just calipers and thought it looked great. Rather than having only six strings, the 12-string guitar has six courses made up of two strings each, like a mandolin or lute. This Collings Guitars - D1 A Traditional T Series is bold, powerful and extremely well balanced for a dreadnought. The highest two courses are tuned in unison, while the others are tuned in octaves. Get accurate string spacing without calipers, calculators or shop rulers. Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. F-Holes are known for a tight treble attack and a percussive chop ideal for loud ensemble settings. I encountered this issue on a bass with an exceptionally wide fingerboard, and also on a Portuguese mandocello. All Eastman Guitars and Mandolins are built in our workshops in Beijing by our expert team of luthiers and crafts people. Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. I used to go to my favorite guitar store and make spacing templates from really fine guitar nuts using a pencil and the back of a business card. Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. Shaped, inlaid, fretted and finished—feels and plays great! The steel-string Backpacker travel guitar is lightweight, durable, easy to play (and tune) and is shaped to fit into the smallest places. New mother-of-pearl pattern inlay on the rosette and fingerboard lend a richness to the D-X2E 12 String, making it as impressive to look at as it is to play. Have a question or want to know more about the MD814/v-BK? And it's much more efficient than using calipers to gauge each slot spacing. The chime-like sound of the 12-string electric guitar was the basis of jangle pop. Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. Adirondack spruce and Mahogany have a rich history as a tone wood pairing, and it's easy to hear why it's of our more popular builds from Collings - from the first strum right out of the case. Kremona Ng-1 Detachable Passive Piezo Pickup for Nylon String Guitar. This ruler means I can retire my business cards. New Finish - Gold Burst | Available Summer 2021. No brainier buy for me, made slotting the right distance a synch! Tools for Measuring at Stewart-MacDonald - your source for guitar parts, tools, and supplies. If there were 5 or 6 courses on the instrument, this rule would work. I'm not a luthier, but I do build, repair, and modify instruments for myself and some friends occasionally. Instructions are included. 479 Cedar Lane, Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-287-1959 201-287-1957(fax) www.larkstreetmusic.com 5 out of 5 stars ... Genuine Fender '72 Deluxe Custom Telecaster Wide-Range BRIDGE Humbucker Pickup. Have a question or want to know more about the MD614? Dan Erlewine, of Stewart-MacDonald's R&D Team, walks you through making and installing a new nut. 164 sold. The improved version of the classic Fender Strat Bridge. Oval-Hole mandolins possess throaty and vocal tonal characteristics that are wonderfully compatible with mandolin orchestras and Celtic/folk music. Nothing Tragic. Have a question or want to know more about the MD515? Romeo-SC expands the tonal palette of master luthier Otto D’Ambrosio’s highly acclaimed Romeo thinline. The singular vision of blending Nashville soul with Detroit grit into one versatile sound has led to a unique twist for Romeo that captures the ears, hands, and hearts of many playing styles. Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. Have a question or want to know more about the MD815? Have a question or want to know more about the MD814? Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. The StewMac string spacing ruler makes correct, logical, and accurate nut prep a cinch! Erick Coleman uses Kevin Ryan's proportional string spacing rule for more jobs than Kevin ever expected: 12-strings, mandolins, bridge saddles... Plus: an explanation of the difference between equal spacing and proportional spacing. Thanky! Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly. It's been useful for me to identify the "off" strings so I can correct them. I've been using this rule for a while now, and it's very handy indeed for standard guitars, banjos, mandolins, etc. Don't make a new nut just to fix a low slot—fill it! The sound hole is the determining factor for the tone of your mandolin. Oval-Hole mandolins possess throaty and vocal tonal characteristics that are wonderfully compatible with mandolin orchestras and Celtic/folk music. Build the pedal that redefined overdrive. Have a question or want to know more about the MD915? Have a question or want to know more about the MD615? Have a question or want to know more about the MD315? Black Humbucker Pickup Set for Electric Guitar. This tool made string spacing pretty much foolproof when making new nuts. Ukulele. DON'T MISS A BEAT, sign up for StewMac news. You can use the String Spacing Rule to notch Tune-o-matic bridge saddles, to lay out bridge pin holes, and when notching archtop guitar, banjo, mandolin and violin bridges. Exclusive: 15% OFF StewMac Luthier's Digital Caliper, Using the String Spacing Rule for guitars and mandolins, Find the proper fret position with the official Stewart-MacDonald Fret Calculator, Stewart-MacDonald is PCI compliant and validated for secure e-commerce. Have a question or want to know more about the MD815/v? The result is the D-X2E 12 String. This rule is wonderful.I can't read a regular ruler and this one with the open notches makes string spacing fool proof. Please provide your information below and we’ll be in touch shortly.