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Location: Midland, MI | I'm assuming it's possible to change a left-handed acoustic guitar to a right-handed acoustic guitar. Just thinking about it, I would further assume all that would be required is a new nut and saddle...actually, I bet the bridge would have to be replaced so the saddle goes the right way, eh?
If this is all true, how much could I expect to send on such a thing? |
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Location: Scotland | I used to sell these a while ago. Cheap and easy right to left conversion. I can't get my brain to function right now, to figure out if they'll work in reverse, but I guess they might
http://www.saddleboy.com/
The other consideration is that on most guitars the bracing is not symetrical, but that's a minor thing, hasn't bothered McCartney and that right-handed Epiphone Texan he's played for 40-odd years |
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Location: Alberta, Canada | I believe the standard answer goes something like, "email John Budney at the mothership." :)
I'm thinking it should not be a very expensive endevour.
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Location: Midland, MI | I dunno if Budney and crew would be interested in converting a lefty Guild to righty. :D
The bracing was something I considered, Paul, but wasn't sure if it would make a huge difference. The Saddleboy is an interesting product. Just looking at the pictures, I'm thinking no, but...uh, this Red Stripe here may have clouded my judgement. Heh. |
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Location: Scotland | Might be worth an email to the manufacturer. I Can probably still get them and my dealer cost was less that 20 bucks. For a standard conversion a luthier would need to fill the existing saddle slot and rout a new one at the correct angle, plus make a new nut. I'm guessing 200 to 300 bucks. |
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Location: big island | there's a slight problem if the guitar in question is a cutaway model though. yikes! |
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| This isn't about what I thought it was about.
I thought the doc had given Temp some advice. |
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Location: Utah | Yeah, this was a soft pitch just waiting to be hit out of the park. What's wrong with OFCers today? |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Originally posted by Lanaki:
there's a slight problem if the guitar in question is a cutaway model though. yikes! It didn't seem to bother Hendrix. |
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Location: big island | the problem is mostly aesthetic. looks weird! |
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OT: Switching hands