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This document provides instructions for using an online fret position calculator tool on stewmac.com. It includes a fret position calculator that can be used to calculate fret positions and bridge placement for a guitar based on scale length and number of frets. It also provides notes on fret layout and measurement.

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Fret Position Calculator - Stewmac 1

This document provides instructions for using an online fret position calculator tool on stewmac.com. It includes a fret position calculator that can be used to calculate fret positions and bridge placement for a guitar based on scale length and number of frets. It also provides notes on fret layout and measurement.

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Numberoffrets

21

Scalelength

640

Typically19,21,22,or24
Whatisscalelength?

(Nofractions)

Selectbasedonifyouenteredascalelengthofinchesormillimeters.
Pleasenote,thefretcalculatorwillnotconvertscalelengths,youcanuseour
measurementconvertertoconvertyourscalelength.

Inches
Millimeters

Selectingyourinstrumentalsocalculatesthebridgepositionforproper
intonation.

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640.000mmfretscale
fret fromnut

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12*
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frettofret

35.920mm 35.920mm(nut1)
69.825mm 33.904mm(12)
101.826mm 32.001mm(23)
132.032mm 30.205mm(34)
160.542mm 28.510mm(45)
187.452mm 26.910mm(56)
212.851mm 25.400mm(67)
236.825mm 23.974mm(78)
259.454mm 22.628mm(89)
280.812mm 21.358mm(910)
300.972mm 20.160mm(1011)
320.000mm 19.028mm(1112)
337.960mm 17.960mm(1213)

Notesonfretlayout
Themostaccuratewaytolayoutyourscaleismakingallmeasurements
fromthenut(usingthe"frettofret"distanceonlytoconfirmyourlayout).
Layingoutfretsonlybymeasuringfrettofretwillcompounderror.For
example,ifyou'relayingoutfretsbymarkingwithascribeandyouraccuracy
is(plusorminus)0.5millimeters,youcouldbeoffbyasmuchas6
millimetersatthe12thfret.
Measurementsaregivenfromtheendofthefingerboard(faceofthenut)to
thecenterofafretslot.

354.912mm 16.952mm(1314)
370.913mm 16.001mm(1415)
386.016mm 15.103mm(1516)
400.271mm 14.255mm(1617)
413.726mm 13.455mm(1718)
426.426mm 12.700mm(1819)
438.413mm 11.987mm(1920)
449.727mm 11.314mm(2021)

*Fretsthatareredare"octaves".

Bridgeplacementfor640.000mmscalelength
Distanceindicatedisfromthefretboardedgeofthenut,tothebreakangleofthestringatthe
peakofthesaddle.
Treble"E"or1ststring:642.231mm(0.5mm)
Bass"E"or6thstring:645.385mm(0.5mm)
Pleasenotethatthesemeasurementsarebasedonamathmaticalformulaforcompensation
aswellasanaverageofwhat"playsintune"foravarietyofinstruments.Variablessuchas
stringheight(action)andstringgaugecanaffecttheintonationofaninstrument,soyoumay
needtoslightlyadjustthelocationsgiven.

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