Cigar Box Guitar - Understanding SCALE LENGTH 😎

[@JohnnyHurbonConnections]

You are the most entertaining and informative builder of all time. Thank You for being God’s servant to all who have ears to hear and the engagement of those ears.

[@JohnnyHurbonConnections]

Del is a person who understands that a rising tide lifts all ships. As builders and cigar box aficionados, we can share without reservation and improve everyone’s skills with creative insights, better ways to get better sound and harmony. It’s not what a person creates that is most important ,it’s the sincerity to focus integrity, intelligence, pertinacity and tenacity that count as our limited minutes tick down to meeting our True Maker, in my opinion.

[@thomasd9237]

👍👍 love learning. Thank you 😀

[@williamgroemminger6006]

Hey Del, I use the same scale on my uke build. Used a bolt on neck but didn't install the fret board until everything else was finished and closed up. This allowed me to extend the entire fret board on the neck and face of the uke. Looks and sounds great. Thanks for all of your ideas.

[@CBGuitars]

I mainly use the Gibson scale on my builds. I have a 24 fret template that does not show where the bridge should be, however what I do is mark the 12th fret on my neck blank from the nut position, then mark again from the 12th fret, using the nut position to the 12th fret position again, this gives the position of the bridge. If that didn't make sense, the position of the bridge is, *nut to 12th fret x 2.* Now using my neck blank along side my box I can determine the position of the saddle giving sufficient distance from the bridge.

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

yes i understand!! you are correct

[@Crosshatch1212]

@@PuckettCigarBoxGuitarthis was invaluable,Thnks

[@alwayslearning8365]

Del if it is not a trade secret where did you acquire the just intonation scale that you were showing in the video?

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

a buddy of mine in Oregon

[@johnwashburn3793]

The distance from the nut to the bridge depends on whether the nut has jumped off the bridge and how far to the river. As I understand it, equal temperament ensures that the instrument can be played in any key, but will never be perfectly in tune in any key. What I really want is a true tempered,I think?

[@waveegravee]

Del, I too am looking forward to the final product. I've of often thought I'd like to find a uke with 22 frets clear to the body, but that would obviously be a "custom" build-----essentially a plectrum banjo scale with a baritone uke body. 24 frets is ideal for CGBD tuning, but 22 frets clear of the body would be the main emphasis of that particular idea. (BTW, I think Mojo has outgrown his favorite chair!)

[@rparker120]

Great video Del! Where can I find templates for the “hybrid”? Do you make your own?

[@jaygraham5554]

Intonation: have adjustment at both ends and everything gets better and everything gets simpler yet almost nobody does this. I do

[@keithjohnson5190]

I would love to see what the Ukulele looks like, I am a ukulele player.

[@lenw5476]

Great summary about scales👍 Can't wait to see how it turns out. For whatever it's worth, I recently repaired a comercial no name ukulele. It had a 13 inch scale with only 12 frets.

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

interesting

[@w13rdguy]

If you get an inexpensive aluminum ruler, you can etch (scratch) your fret positions on it(pencil works too, if you switch scale length frequently). You can choose, basically, any scale length you want, and use "fretboard calculator" to get the(even tempered) fret positions (mark the fingerboard with a square). There are several that come up on Google search. I use one against the other to see if they match. So far, my intonations have been...intonated.

[@edbstrung]

What is the most popular scale length for most of your cigar box guitars? I’m entertaining the thought of making cbg’s for a side hustle and wondering what is the most efficient economical scale length coming from people who pay regular guitars. Thanks in advance.

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

you’ll want to build any and all scale lengths because everyone is different and you’ll be required to accommodate. cbgitty sells templates… get them all and be sure to use my affiliate link and promo code for discounts 😃. good luck!!!

[@ericshaffer9823]

Thank you!

[@Jack-fs2im]

Thank you very much for this vid.However I am unable to find out the reccommended width of the neck.I bought one but think my neck is too narrow,its 3.5 cm .Please can you help

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

you can make neck as wide or as narrow as you like … whatever feels right for you … go for it. i use the standard 1x2

[@Jack-fs2im]

@@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar thanx so.keep helping us.stay well

[@-jank-willson]

You could consider making a CBG with foraged strings, like screen-door wire for strings, or fence wire as strings, fishing lines, leather strings, etc.

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

that would be fun

[@TheWhitsboy]

I am a bit confused, you stated the distance between the right edge of the nut to the inner edge of the bridge. Then you showed a sketch of the neck with the nut to the right side. Therefore the right side of the nut would be the outer edge.

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

you always want inner sides… or whenever the string launches from…. because you really are concerned about the waves on the string.

[@VAWoodsrunner]

Do you still move the nut/zero fret a fretting saw kerf width closer to the bridge?

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

i do

[@evanjeffries1398]

Could I just slap 6 strings ona ukelele feet spacing? Would that work

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

not sure… i doubt it

[@itsclearasmud7718]

Great vid. Is the Uke scale the same as guitar at 16 inches? In essence the Uke is a 16 inch guitar?

[@rohlfing63]

Yes, same thing for equal temperament

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

I believe so

[@freddyjholst60]

Oh yes 🙏🏻😎

[@alessandrosilva4441]

Great video! Where can I download these scale plan?

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

cbgitty dot com

[@dougmac444]

Need a bigger dowggy chair. Cheers from Vancouver 🇨🇦

[@therealjba]

I, too, I'm interested in seeing the finished product ! Having bought cigar boxes in bulk, I find myself with a few smaller ones that would just look weird with a normal sized neck, so I'm pretty interested in shorter scale models (I guess the trick will also be to have the neck, piezzo and electronics fit into the box.) Or maybe they'll just end up as regular boxes, to put some stuff into :)

[@PuckettCigarBoxGuitar]

either way - some boxes were just 'meant' to be CBG's