Pegasus Cases Measuring Guide

Lay the guitar on a table and adjust the height of the headstock by whatever means you can until the strings are parallel with the table. If it is not, would you indicate this. The fretboard lies level with the lipping in the case, and is my central reference, so as close to parallel as possible is best for me. You can check this by measuring down from the strings at the nut, comparing this with the same measurement at the tenth fret.

Now, take the measurements listed below. Please feel free to use either inches or mm, although mm is easier to be precise. Refer to the diagram for clarity.

• A The distance from the table to the lowest point on the headstock. This will often be the lowest point of the tuner buttons.
• B The length of the headstock from the nut.
• C The distance from the table to under the neck at the nut.
• D The distance from the table to the top of the nut.
• E The distance from the table to under the neck at the 10th fret.
• F The distance from the table to the top of the strings at the 10th fret.
• G The depth of the guitar body at the heel.
• H The depth of the guitar at the endpin.
• I The table to the top of the bridge. (Do this by putting your ruler into the soundhole, down to the rear plate, measuring up to the strings, then adding 2mm (1/8”), but use your judgement).
• J The overall length of the guitar.
• K The length of the neck, from the soundboard to the bridge side of the nut.
• L The length of the body.
• M a) The thickness of the headstock, including tuners.
  b) The width of the headstock looking down from above. If tuners extend beyond the headstock include their measurement as part of the total width.
• N a) The width of the nut,
  b) the width of the neck at the ninth fret,
  c) and the distance between them.
• O The width of the guitar at the smaller bout.
• P The width of the guitar at the larger bout.
• Q The scale length (the length from the nut to the bridge).
• R a) From the table to under the heel. b) From the table to under the end (if any).

Then, lay the guitar onto a good quality sheet of paper, avoiding newsprint and glossy finished paper, and using a finely pointed pencil, draw a very precise line from the front point of the heel to the endpin point of the guitar (the point where the two sides of the guitar come together). This gives me a half-template of the guitar, which is what I need for symmetry. My preferred medium is plain wallpaper . The exactness and fineness of the outline is essential in achieving a successful outcome. You should make sure the endpin point is well marked, and after the template is drawn to your satisfaction, carefully cut it out and do a comparison with it against both halves of the back of your instrument.

On the drawing, indicate the heel, and the point at the other end of the body where the two sidebouts come together, and if there are any other things like jack sockets etc, that might effect the job. This information can be sent to:

Sam Gifford
The Stable Loft
Foss
Pitlochry
PH16 5NQ
UK