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Old 01-24-2018, 04:48 AM
cmac cmac is offline
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Default Bouzoukis, or things like them

I'm of a mind to get a flat-backed bouzouki, but after 34 years of guitar playing I'm not really well placed to learn a new tuning so I'd want to set it up with CFAD.

How should this influence my choice of instrument? I'm thinking specifically of scale length here, since (as I understand it) CFAD will require certain string tensions and that, in turn, will suggest a specific scale length.

I've read that CFAD is standard for round-backed Greek bouzoukis with a 670mm scale length; is it as simple as finding a flat-backed bouzouki with a 670mm (or close) scale length?
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