Machine head layout

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sorengyllstrom
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Machine head layout

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Hi!

Would anyone in here be in possesion of at real size drawing of the layout of holes for a machine heads for an OM style head, that I could borrow?

Cheers
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Re: Machine head layout

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here is the one for a Martin
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Re: Machine head layout

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Thanks for posting this.
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Thanks :)
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Re: Machine head layout

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If you find an internet photo of one you like and print and change the size til you get your preferred nut width, you have a full sized rendering of what works. If you see one you like in a store or at a friend's house, take a picture and do the same thing - get a width measurement of the nut or the widest part of the head for future reference.

Here is one I am working on right now - had to print it 3 times til I got the 1-3/4" nut width I want, then just trace. On this one, I was able to tip everything a bit to the right and decided to mount the strings on the other side of each post to get the strings to be parallel with the neck

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that one is a stauffer style
nice old classy head shape
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In John’s drawing, what does ‘not SLIG’ mean?
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drawing not to scale
use the numbers not the shape
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