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senmen
Senior Member
Username: senmen

Post Number: 612
Registered: 7-2003
Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 3:18 pm:   Edit Post

I had this thread up for discussion some months ago.
After "Tears for John" I am thinking about an 8string DW.
What do you all suggest to be a great headstock on it to match
the 8 tuners?
Any suggestions are warmly welcome!!!

Many thanks
Oliver (Spyderman)
byoung
Senior Member
Username: byoung

Post Number: 480
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 3:34 pm:   Edit Post

Knobby.

Knobby peghead looks best for odd-numbered string instruments, too.

Bradley
PS-My opinion, of course.
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 1201
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 3:34 pm:   Edit Post

I happened to be in 's-Hertogenbosch today and I walked past this wonderful creature ...

Bossche Draak

Perhaps the wings might inspire a variation on the V peghead?
senmen
Senior Member
Username: senmen

Post Number: 613
Registered: 7-2003
Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 3:47 pm:   Edit Post

Yeah,
I remember that Mica once said that they had buildt an 8string Spyder for John Entwistle with a V-peghead although I have never seen a picture of it.....

Dank je Adriaan, tot kijk.....

Oliver (Spyderman)
to_81_0190
Junior
Username: to_81_0190

Post Number: 34
Registered: 5-2006
Posted on Tuesday, January 09, 2007 - 7:17 pm:   Edit Post

Hi Oliver,

Alembic installs 8bass pegs for 8string bass usually. This is my mere guesswork that using guitar peg for octave string and making machine head a little larger make it possible to install 8pegs on DW head shape. Then it might better to arrange 6pegs on upside 2pegs on downside.

BTW, what kind string do you use on your spyder 8? Ifm looking for string for my 89SC5460 8string.

Toshiaki

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