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*2020*
(the acoustic guitar)
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*string*
*string winder*
*string clipper*
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*change strings 2 at a time*
*starting with ‘low E string’*
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*use ‘string winder’ to unwind the strings at the ‘peg’*
*use ‘string clipper’ to cut the strings off over the ‘sound hole’*
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*SOUTH* —>
-[~19 cm] from ‘bottom of guitar’ to bottom of ‘bridge’-
-‘bridge’ is [3.33cm ‘tall’]-
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-[~22.33 cm] from ‘bottom of guitar’ to top of ‘bridge’-
-[~ 9cm] from ‘top of bridge’ to ‘bottom of soundhole’-
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-[31.33 cm] from ‘bottom of guitar’ to ‘bottom of soundhole’-
-‘soundhole radius’ is [~5 cm]-
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-[~36.33 cm] from ‘bottom of guitar’ to ‘center of soundhole’-
-[~41.33 cm] from ‘bottom of guitar’ to ‘top of soundhole’-
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*’fishman pickup’ positioned horizontally under strings + across soundhole*
(slightly over the center of soundhole)
(the ‘fishman pickup’ is [~10.5 cm])
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*the ‘guitar neck’ slightly overlaps the top of the ‘soundhole’*
*the ‘guitar neck’ is [45 cm]*
*when measured from ‘neck bottom’ (overlapping the soundhole) to the ‘nut’*
*the ‘nut width’ is [4.3 cm]-
*vertical rectangle*
*EXTREMELY THIN VERTICAL RECTANGLE*
*ARQ* —> 0.09555
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*AREA* —>
193.5 cm2
0.01935 m2
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*note pitch increases as you move ‘fret position’ from ‘nut’ to ‘neck bottom’*
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*20 FRETS*
*from ‘north’ to ‘south’* —>
*NUT*
*FRET 1*
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*FRET 20*
*NECK BOTTOM*
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*the 20 frets split the ‘fretboard’ into ‘21 sections’*
(although you can’t play the section between ‘fret 20’ and the ‘neck bottom’)
(which is a vertical distance of ~1cm)
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*so re-calculate the ‘fretboard area’ using ‘44cm’ as ‘height’*
*which is the distance between ‘nut’ + ‘fret 20’*
(same ‘nut width’ of 4.3cm)
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*ARQ* —>
0.0977
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*AREA* —>
189.2 cm2
0.01892 m2
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*the frets get ‘closer together’ as you progress from ‘nut’ to ‘saddle’*
(as the ‘vibrating string’ shortens, it becomes higher in pitch)
(meaning the greater the distance to the next southward fret, the greater the pitch increase will be)
(meaning the ‘pitch increase’ seems to be ‘decelerating’ as you progress down the neck)
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*NUT* – *FRET 1*
4cm
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1-2
3.5cm
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2-3
3cm
*DOT 1*
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3-4
3cm
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4-5
*DOT 2*
3cm
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5-6
2.75cm
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6-7
*DOT 3*
2.5
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7-8
2.25
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8-9
*DOT 4*
2.25
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9-10
2
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10 – 11
2
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11 – 12
*DOUBLE DOT 1*
2
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12 – 13
1.8
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13 – 14
1.75
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14 – 15
*DOT 5*
1.5CM
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15 – 16
1.5CM
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16 – 17
*DOT 6*
1.5CM
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17 – 18
1.25CM
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18 – 19
*DOT 7*
1.2CM
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19 – 20
1 CM
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*for ‘right-handed guitars’* —>
*the guitar neck will be pointing to your left*
*’left hand’ is ‘neck fingering hand’*
*’right hand’ is ‘picking/strumming hand’*
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*most important fingers* —>
‘left index’ —> BARRING FINGER
‘left ring’ —> ‘POWER CHORD 5THS’
‘left middle’ —> ‘MAJOR/MINOR’
‘left pinky’ —> ‘HIGH MAJOR 7TH TRILL’
‘left thumb’ —> WRAPAROUND BAR
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*PICKHOLDER FINGERS* —>
‘right thumb’ / ‘right index’ / ‘right middle’
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*FINGERPICKING FINGERS* —>
‘right ring’ / ‘right pinky’
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*SHORTHAND* —>
‘left index’ —> L1
‘left middle’ —> L2
‘left ring’ —> L3
‘left pinky’ —> L4
‘left thumb’ —> L5
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‘right index’ —> R1
‘right middle’ —> R2
‘right ring’ —> R3
‘right pinky’ —> R4
‘right thumb’ —> R5
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(the numerals 1-20 correspond to the 20 fret positions for all 6 strings)
(‘open string’ markers are labeled ‘0’)
(meaning there are 21 possible ‘tones’ for each string)
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(the ‘fret positioning’ corresponds to a ‘12-tone system’…)
C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B
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(it is easier to assign these letters corresponding ‘numbers’…)
C – 1
C# – 2
D – 3
D# – 4
E – 5
F – 6
F# – 7
G – 8
G# -9
A – 10
A# – 11
B – 12
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-the reason we assign ‘letters’ is becaise we use ‘numbers’ to indicate ‘octaves’-
(which we can think of here as ‘12-tone cycles’)
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(to create these cycles, we need a ‘reference point’)
‘hertz’ —> ‘vibrations’ per ‘second’
‘440 hz’ —-> ‘440 vibrations’ per ‘second’
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*we call this ‘A4’*
(if we had assigned ‘A” the number 10, we would have to write ‘10 – 4’ here)
(because in the ‘C root notation’…)
‘C’ corresponds to ‘1’
‘A’ corresponds to ‘10’
(that’s why we use letters)
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(but if we think of ‘A – 4’ as ‘10 – 4’, then…)
‘A# – 4’ is ‘11 – 4’
‘B – 4’ is ‘12 – 4’
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(and since we are using 12-tone system, the next [+1 tonal increase] starts the next highest octave…)
‘C – 5’ is ‘1 – 5’
‘C# – 5’ is ‘2 – 5’
ETC
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*on a standard acoustic guitar, ‘A4’ is achieved by using L1 to fret ‘high E string’ between ‘fret 4’ + ‘fret 5’*
(designated ‘position 5’)
(‘high E string’ will be the southmost string)
(from there, move your ‘fretting finger’ south down the neck for each [+1 tonal increase])
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*the standard guitar is optimized to use what we call ‘E’ to replace ‘C’ as the ‘root note’*
*meaning ‘440hz’ is now labeled ‘1 – 4’ instead of ‘10-4’*
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E – 1
F – 2
F# – 3
G – 4
G# – 5
A – 6
A# – 7
B – 8
C – 9
A – 10
A# – 11
B – 12
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(for any given string, the ‘open string’ is the ‘lowest’ in pitch the string can be played)
(the next highest tone is achieved by pressing L1 between ‘nut’ / ‘fret 1’)
(each southward fret shift down the neck is a +1 in the ‘12-tone system’)
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*the lowest note is the ‘open low E string’* —>
E2
(it will be the ‘top string’ relative to the performer)
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*use L1 to fret between ‘nut’ + ‘fret 1’*
(“fret position 1”)
(this will correspond to ‘F – 2’ in the standard ‘tone letter system’)
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-progress ‘south’ down the neck for the ‘20 fretted tones’-
(‘1 octave’—> ‘12 tones’)
(so each string covers [~1.666 octaves])
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(everytime you reach a new ‘C’ in ‘standard tone letter system’, you increase the ‘octave #’ by 1)
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*FROM ‘LOWEST PITCH’ TO ‘HIGHEST PITCH’* —>
*STRING 1*
(LOW E STRING)
(LOW ‘5 STRING’)
[as you progress ‘southward’ down the 20 ‘fret positions’ of ‘low E string’…]
E2 – 0
F2 – 1
F#2 – 2
G2 – 3
G#2 – 4
A2 – 5
A#2 – 6
B2 – 7
C3 – 8
C#3 – 9
D3 – 10
D#3 – 11
E3 – 12
F3 – 13
F#3 – 14
G3 – 15
G#3 – 16
A3 – 17
A#3 – 18
B3 – 19
C4 – 20
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*STRING 2*
(A STRING)
(“10 STRING”)
*the next ‘lowest/southward’ open string matches ‘fret position 5’ on ‘low E string’*
‘LOW E STRING’ (FRET POSITION #5) = A2
‘OPEN A STRING’ = A2
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‘A STRING’ (FRET 1) – A#2
‘A STRING’ (FRET 2) – B2
‘A STRING’ (FRET 3) – C3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 4) – C#3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 5) – D3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 6) – D#3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 7) – E3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 8) – F3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 9) – F#3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 10) – G3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 11) – G#3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 12) – A3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 13) – A#3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 14) – B3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 15) – C4
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*the first ‘new notes’ on ‘A string’ start at [fret position #16]* —>
‘A STRING’ (FRET 16) – C#4
‘A STRING’ (FRET 17) – A#3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 18) – B3
‘A STRING’ (FRET 19) – C4
‘A STRING’ (FRET 20) – C4
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*STRING 3*
(D STRING)
(3 STRING)
*the next ‘lowest/southward’ open string matches ‘fret position 5’ on ‘A string’*
‘LOW A STRING’ (FRET POSITION #5) = D3
‘OPEN D STRING’ = D3
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‘D STRING’ (FRET 1) – D#3
‘D STRING’ (FRET 2) – E3
‘D STRING’ (FRET 3) – F3
‘D STRING’ (FRET 4) – F#3
‘D STRING’ (FRET 5) – G3
‘D STRING’ (FRET 6) – G#3
‘D STRING’ (FRET 7) – A3
‘D STRING’ (FRET 8) – A#3
‘D STRING’ (FRET 9) – B3
‘D STRING’ (FRET 10) – C4
‘D STRING’ (FRET 11) – C#4
‘D STRING’ (FRET 12) – D4
‘D STRING’ (FRET 13) – D#4
‘D STRING’ (FRET 14) – E4
‘D STRING’ (FRET 15) – F4
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*the first ‘new notes’ on ‘D string’ start at [fret position #16]* —>
‘D STRING’ (FRET 16) – F#4
‘D STRING’ (FRET 17) – G#4
‘D STRING’ (FRET 18) – A4
‘D STRING’ (FRET 19) – A#4
‘D STRING’ (FRET 20) – C4
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*STRING 4*
(G STRING)
(“8 STRING”)
*the next ‘lowest/southward’ open string matches ‘fret position 5’ on ‘D string’*
‘D STRING’ (FRET POSITION #5) = G3
‘OPEN G STRING’ = G3
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‘G STRING’ (FRET 1) – G#3
‘G STRING’ (FRET 2) – A3
‘G STRING’ (FRET 3) – A#3
‘G STRING’ (FRET 4) – B3
‘G STRING’ (FRET 5) – C4
‘G STRING’ (FRET 6) – C#4
‘G STRING’ (FRET 7) – D4
‘G STRING’ (FRET 8) – D#4
‘G STRING’ (FRET 9) – E4
‘G STRING’ (FRET 10) – F4
‘G STRING’ (FRET 11) – F#4
‘G STRING’ (FRET 12) – G4
‘G STRING’ (FRET 13) – G#4
‘G STRING’ (FRET 14) – A4
‘G STRING’ (FRET 15) – A#4
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*the first ‘new notes’ on ‘G string’ start at [fret position #16]* —>
‘G STRING’ (FRET 16) – B4
‘G STRING’ (FRET 17) – C5
‘G STRING’ (FRET 18) – C#5
‘G STRING’ (FRET 19) – D5
‘G STRING’ (FRET 20) – D#5
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*STRING 5*
(B STRING)
(“12 STRING”)
*the ‘open B string’ matches ‘fret position 4’ on ‘G string’*
‘G STRING’ (FRET POSITION #4) = B3
‘OPEN B STRING’ = B3
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‘B STRING’ (FRET 1) – C4
‘B STRING’ (FRET 2) – C#4
‘B STRING’ (FRET 3) – D4
‘B STRING’ (FRET 4) – D#4
‘B STRING’ (FRET 5) – E4
‘B STRING’ (FRET 6) – F4
‘B STRING’ (FRET 7) – F#4
‘B STRING’ (FRET 8) – G4
‘B STRING’ (FRET 9) – G#4
‘B STRING’ (FRET 10) – A4
‘B STRING’ (FRET 11) – A#4
‘B STRING’ (FRET 12) – B4
‘B STRING’ (FRET 13) – C5
‘B STRING’ (FRET 14) – C#5
‘B STRING’ (FRET 15) – D5
‘B STRING’ (FRET 16) – D#5
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*the first ‘new notes’ on ‘B string’ start at [fret position #17]* —>
‘B STRING’ (FRET 17) – E5
‘B STRING’ (FRET 18) – F5
‘B STRING’ (FRET 19) – F#5
‘B STRING’ (FRET 20) – G5
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*STRING 6*
(‘HIGH E’ STRING)
(“HIGH 8 STRING”)
(the ‘high E string’ will be the ‘bottom string’)
*the ‘open high E string’ matches ‘fret position 5’ on ‘B string’*
‘B STRING’ (FRET POSITION #5) = E4
‘OPEN E STRING’ = E4
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‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 1) – F4
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 2) – F#4
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 3) – G4
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 4) – G#4
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 5) – A4
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 6) – A#4
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 7) – B4
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 8) – C5
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 9) – C#5
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 10) – D5
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 11) – D#5
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 12) – E5
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 13) – F5
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 14) – F#5
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 15) – G5
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*the first ‘new notes’ on ‘G string’ start at [fret position #16]* —>
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 16) – G#5
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 17) – A5
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 18) – A#5
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 19) – B5
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*the highest note is ‘position 20’ on ‘high E string’*
(use L4 to fret between ‘fret 19’ + ‘fret 20’)
‘HIGH E STRING’ (FRET 20) – C6
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*so ‘standard acoustic guitar’ spans ‘3.75 octaves’*
*45 NOTES*
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*from ‘lowest pitch’ to ‘highest pitch’* —>
*octave 1* —>
E2 – D#3
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*octave 2* —>
E3 – D#4
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*octave 3* —>
E4 – D#5
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*octave 4*—>
(3/4 octave)
(9 notes)
E5 – C6
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(if you include ‘repeated notes’, there are 126 notes on ‘standard acoustic guitar’)
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-6 black acoustic guitar pins-
(positioned across the ‘saddle’ on the ‘bridge’)
[3 cm]
[0.55 grams]
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-remove ‘bridge pin’ with your ‘string clipper tool’-
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*’high e string’ is [~1 meter long]*
[0.76 grams]
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-insert ’string ball’ into ‘pin hole’-
-insert ‘bridge pin’ into ‘pin hole’-
-pull up the slack-
-pull up the guitar string to the ‘nut’ at the top of the neck-
-pre-cut the other side of the string between the ‘middle machine heads’ + ‘top machine heads’-
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*the ‘north side’ of the headstock corresponds to the ‘lowest E strings’*
*the ‘low E machine head’ is the 1 closest to you on ‘north side’ of headstock*
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*when moving ‘north’ towards top of ‘headstock’* —>
-[~6cm] from ‘nut’ to ‘low E machine head’-
-[~4cm] from ‘low E machine head’ – ‘A string machine head’-
~[4cm] from ‘A string machine head’ – ‘D string machine head’-
~[4cm] from ‘D string machine head’ to ‘top of headstock’-
*the ‘headstock’ is [~18cm] long*
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*the guitar is [~105cm] from bottom ‘endpin’ to ‘top of headstock’*
(a little longer than a standard ‘guitar string’)
-[65cm] from ‘nut’ to ‘saddle’-
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*for [‘low E string’ / ‘high E string’]* —>
[71 cm] from ‘saddle’ to ‘machine head’
+ 6cm slack
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[77 cm] strings
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*for [‘A string’ / ‘B string’]* —>
[75cm] from ‘saddle’ to ‘machine head’
+ 6cm slack
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[81 cm] strings
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*for [‘D string’ / ‘G string’]* —>
[79cm] from ‘saddle’ to ‘machine head’
+ 6cm slack
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[85 cm] strings
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*sit in front of the ‘south side’ of your guitar positioned ‘face up’* —>
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*the pin that ‘strap’ is attached to is the ‘end pin’*
(use ‘phillips head screwdriver’ to tighten/loosen)
(‘left’ —> ‘loosen’)
(‘right’ —> ‘tighten’)
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