Anyone know the Walden fingerboard radius?

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Permalink Reply by FloridaGull on September 22, 2012 at 8:46am

Dave or Jonathan would know for sure - but I'd say with great probability that it would be a 16" radius - Seagulls are a 16" radius, 12" would have more of a curve, and I am looking at my Seagull Performer and my daughter's Walden T550 as we speak...and my son's Strat-copy Lyon by Washburn, which I believe has a 12" radius...

Permalink Reply by Lee MacMillan on September 23, 2012 at 7:47am

I emailed Jonathan so we'll see.  I did have a Larrivee saddle with a 16" radius and stuck in under the strings just in front of the bridge.  The 2 E strings touched but the other 4 did not which makes me think maybe the Walden has a 12" radius.  Will update this thread after I get a response from Jonathan.

Permalink Reply by FloridaGull on September 23, 2012 at 7:59pm

Please do, Lee.  That's one spec that is not on the website...although I really can't see it being 12" - maybe 14"...

I also wonder if the fingerboard radius on the 1.75" nut instruments is the same as the 1 11/16" nut instruments...you'd think so...

Permalink Reply by Lee MacMillan on September 24, 2012 at 9:42am

The reply from Walden says they use a 15" radius.  Maybe I'll try that 16" Tusq saddle I have and see how that works.

Permalink Reply by Dave Word on September 27, 2012 at 10:26am

Hi Lee,

 

I had sat down and talked with my Walden rep a week back about the saddle radius quesion you'd had and basically said the difference in radius that we're talking about on the saddle has such a minimal effect of the curvature of the strings that you wouldn't notice - even with a 12" radius saddle.  It is going to be controlled more with the flatness of the nut than anything else.  I can 2nd the usage of a 15" radius saddle that Walden uses, but a 16" should work fine.  Sorry for the loooong delay in response.

 

- Dave