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45flint
Posted 2008-07-25 4:21 PM (#28979)
Subject: 25.25 scale length


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Location: Wooster, Ohio		I bought an 30 year old doubleneck electric and found out that its scale length is 25.25. Interestingly the only other guitars I see with this scale length is Ovation, both in their acoustic and electrics. Are their other manufactures of this length and why did Ovation choose it. Any history here.
Thanks,
Steve
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Gallerinski
Posted 2008-07-25 4:44 PM (#28980 - in reply to #28979)
Subject: Re: 25.25 scale length
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Location: Phoenix AZ		I would say the most "common" standard for steel string guitars is 25.4 for a regular scale and 24.9 for a short scale. But there are slight variations, Ovation being one of them.

I don't know the history, but maybe ovation chose 25.25 to "split the difference" between regular and short scale since Ovation only makes one size of guitar. Just a guess.

Or it could be something as silly as the first jig they ever got probably in Charlie's garage just "happened to be 25.25" and a few hundred thousand guitars since have followed suite.

Or it could be a complete typo.

Dave
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Beal
Posted 2008-07-25 5:04 PM (#28981 - in reply to #28979)
Subject: Re: 25.25 scale length



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Location: 6 String Ranch		Rickard would have picked the scale
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2008-07-25 5:19 PM (#28982 - in reply to #28979)
Subject: Re: 25.25 scale length



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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains		Try a Fender Jaguar for something different. They have a very tight 24" scale.
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Damon67
Posted 2008-07-25 5:53 PM (#28983 - in reply to #28979)
Subject: Re: 25.25 scale length



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Location: Jet City		Santa Cruz Tony Rice Professional is 25.25 as well. I just played one about 30 minutes ago actually.

I liked it. Alot
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2008-07-25 6:56 PM (#28984 - in reply to #28979)
Subject: Re: 25.25 scale length


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Location: SoCal
Originally posted by Damon67:
Santa Cruz Tony Rice Professional is 25.25 as well. I just played one about 30 minutes ago actually.

I liked it. Alot
Well yeah......
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