Comments on: What might it cost to have a right handed acoustic guitar set up for a lefty? http://www.learnguitar-tabs.com/guitar-setup/what-might-it-cost-to-have-a-right-handed-acoustic-guitar-set-up-for-a-lefty Learn Guitar Tabs The Easy Way Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:31:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Pete Z http://www.learnguitar-tabs.com/guitar-setup/what-might-it-cost-to-have-a-right-handed-acoustic-guitar-set-up-for-a-lefty/comment-page-1#comment-5937 Pete Z Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:02:59 +0000 http://www.learnguitar-tabs.com/guitar-setup/what-might-it-cost-to-have-a-right-handed-acoustic-guitar-set-up-for-a-lefty#comment-5937 NO! Don't do it. You will be better off to buy a lefty guitar. The reason you can't do it is that you will have to replace the nut, because the grooves won't be the right width to accommodate the strings. Also the angle of the saddle can't be changed without either plugging the slot in the old bridge and re-routing the bridge on the opposite angle, or replacing the bridge altogether. If you don't change the angle of the saddle you'll never be able to tune your guitar. The interior bracing will also be backwards to a lefty guitar. Musicians friend has 313 left handed guitars to choose from:http://www.musiciansfriend.com/dealcenter?CJAID=10570245&CJPID=3287467<br><b>References : </b><br>I've built my own guitar, been playing over 40 years, and have a beginner guitar website:http:/www.introductiontoguitar.com NO! Don’t do it.

You will be better off to buy a lefty guitar.

The reason you can’t do it is that you will have to replace the nut, because the grooves won’t be the right width to accommodate the strings.

Also the angle of the saddle can’t be changed without either plugging the slot in the old bridge and re-routing the bridge on the opposite angle, or replacing the bridge altogether. If you don’t change the angle of the saddle you’ll never be able to tune your guitar.

The interior bracing will also be backwards to a lefty guitar.

Musicians friend has 313 left handed guitars to choose from:http://www.musiciansfriend.com/dealcenter?CJAID=10570245&CJPID=3287467
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I’ve built my own guitar, been playing over 40 years, and have a beginner guitar website:http:/www.introductiontoguitar.com

]]> By: Dr Totman http://www.learnguitar-tabs.com/guitar-setup/what-might-it-cost-to-have-a-right-handed-acoustic-guitar-set-up-for-a-lefty/comment-page-1#comment-5936 Dr Totman Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:17:59 +0000 http://www.learnguitar-tabs.com/guitar-setup/what-might-it-cost-to-have-a-right-handed-acoustic-guitar-set-up-for-a-lefty#comment-5936 To do it right, it would be very costly, so much so that you'd be better off getting a custom made lefty guitar. If you just swapped the strings around, be prepared to adjust your action and setup of the guitar majorly.<br><b>References : </b><br> To do it right, it would be very costly, so much so that you’d be better off getting a custom made lefty guitar. If you just swapped the strings around, be prepared to adjust your action and setup of the guitar majorly.
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]]> By: starfish http://www.learnguitar-tabs.com/guitar-setup/what-might-it-cost-to-have-a-right-handed-acoustic-guitar-set-up-for-a-lefty/comment-page-1#comment-5935 starfish Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:09:59 +0000 http://www.learnguitar-tabs.com/guitar-setup/what-might-it-cost-to-have-a-right-handed-acoustic-guitar-set-up-for-a-lefty#comment-5935 I'm a lefty guitarist and I know what you mean by not much of a selection.I don't know how much it would cost but I just took all the strings off and put them on the other way myself. I takes maybe half an hour and its not hard and it's free<br><b>References : </b><br> I’m a lefty guitarist and I know what you mean by not much of a selection.I don’t know how much it would cost but I just took all the strings off and put them on the other way myself. I takes maybe half an hour and its not hard and it’s free
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