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Old 12-15-2009, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Tom Albano View Post
I get it ... Thinking about it now it seems pretty obvious. Just work with the actual spacing.

thanks Ken
The space outside the strings I call the overhang. That is the room from each outer string to the edge of the fingerboard. That measurement is about the same for all of the basses so yes, it's the spacing PLUS the overhang that makes up the overall width.
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