00 Body Dimensions

[Darryl Young]

Any website etc. that lists detailed dimensions of the Martin 00 body? Lookin for depth at the neck block. While I have a tracing from John H. of the bracing and most sites list the deepest body dimension (at the tail block), not sure where to find this type info......and I don't know anyone that has a 00 to measure myself.

Suprisingly, the sites I've checked shot the depth of a 00 body at the tail is 4 1/8"......same as a 000. Not sure if the depth at the neck block is the same. I would have guessed the 00 body to be thinner. Anyone seen/used a thinner 00 body? Did you like it?

[kencierp]

Neck at 14th fret, neck block 3 3/16" --- inner waist curve 3 9/16" ---- tail 4"

Neck at 12th fret, neck block 3 1/4" ---- inner waist curve 3 13/16" ---- tail 4 1/8"

Plus the thickness of the sound-board and back plate

[deadedith]

http://www.pantheonguitars.com/guitars/ ... nsions.htm

Dimensions for Dana Bourgeois models, including 00

[Darryl Young]

Thanks! I'll probably go with 4" at the tail block (14 fret body with 12 fret neck). Not sure which dimension I'll use at the neck........but they aren't far apart.

[Darryl Young]

Off topic, but I noticed Dana as well as other custom builders (Mario Proulx etc.) use a little longer scale than Martin on their dreadnaughts. Even their short scale is 25" instead of 24.9".

Think their doing this to get the string tension up a little and have a bit more energy available to drive the soundboard?