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Manufacturers who use a 12" Radius Fretboard?
I've discovered that I have a strong preference for a 12" radius on a guitar's fretboard.
When I go from a flatter board (like on my Martins or my Simon & Patrick) to one with a 12" radius (like on my old Harmony or Gibson), I can instantly feel the difference, and I find the playability on the 12" fretboard to be substantially better all other things being equal. So, I'm hoping to put together a list of manufacturers who us a 12" fretboard on their acoustic guitars. The ones I'm aware of are: Gibson, Eastman, Takamine, Ibanez, and the Chicago built Vintage Harmony guitars. What other manufacturers' acoustics have a 12" board?
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Hi.. eastman for sure .. radius is 12" on my AC412CE.
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Martin allows for 12" radius on their custom shop models.
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I thought I read somewhere that Guild does a 12" radius, but I may be mistaken.
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Some Guilds (US built). I've played Ovations with really sharp radii as well.
Makes 'em really hard to play for me.
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Alvarez uses a 12 inch radius on most of their guitars, love it.
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