Spaces between frets

[Flie]

Well I was wondering how far frets would need to be spaced after it got past like the 22nd fret. I was thinking of making a guitar with loads of frets. How small would they have to be up to 30?:chug:

[EADG]

Pretty damn small, go to http://www.conklinguitars.com/ and look at the 36 fret models.


I don't know the exactly numbers though, it depends on the scale of the instrument. I doubt many people on here will be able to help you with that.. we only have 2 professional luthiers here that I can think of, JP and SoM.

However if you go to talkbass forums, I think they have a fret size calculator somewhere on there.

[Flie]

Oh right I may look at that but at talkbass it is only basses and this is for a guitar.

[Son of Magni]

Probably the fret calculator allows you to put in any scale length. If not, try the fret calculator at mimf.com.
- SoM

[EADG]

Oh right I may look at that but at talkbass it is only basses and this is for a guitar.



It has an adjustable scale length, but I don't know if it goes down to a guitar scale length. It's worth a shot, and if it doesn't work there are other fret calculators out there.

[seibel88]

Here's a fret calculator.

http://www.stewmac.com/FretCalculator

[FunkMetalBass]

Most fret calculators allow you to type in the scale length.

It's a fairly easy recursive function to figure out the fret distances.

f(0) = scale length
f(0) - f(0) / 2^(1/12) = Distance to fret 1
f(1) - f(1) / 2^(1/12) = Distance to fret 2
f(2) - f(2) / 2^(1/12) = Distance to fret 3

etc.

[purple_hazer]

http://www.conklinguitars.com/bizarregallery/biz8images/fannedfret3octive8.jpg

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