You know you need a 640 scale when...

[Beth F-R]

I've just read this thread from beginning to end. Some people have posted the dimensions of their hands, so I thought I'd measure my left hand. If I've read the thread correctly, I think I have the smallest hands here, (of those who've declared their hand sizes).

Thumb to pinky = 18 cm
Index to pinky = 14 cm

Index = 6.8 cm
Middle = 7.2 cm
Ring = 6.4 cm
Pinky = 5 cm

Not that this is a "contest' I'd want to "win," but my lh is actually smaller than this:

Thumb to pinky = 18
Index to pinky = 13.5

Index = 6.5
Middle = 6.9
Ring = 5.9
Pinky = 4.4, and it's bent

Put it this way: My ten year old's hands are already bigger than mine. No amount of stretching is going to give me longer fingers, so I'm going for the shorter scale. I also have learned that I like a string spacing of 41 mm, but I do not like a very narrow nut. 50mm seems optimal to me.

Nice to know there are others out there who are "manually challenged"!

Beth F-R

[ben etow]

Thanks for the recommendation. I suspect the Joie is probably out of my budget range, though ($3K max).

Cheers,
Beth

Unfortunately you're right... For a cheaper alternative, I would contact Liikanen in Finland. I only tried a (very good) 650, but they seem to propose 640, 650 and 660 scales for a standard price. So I guess they would consider making a 630.
They also had a budget range with a 615 model I tried, which was good too (too small for me though).
I hope you'll find your dream guitar...

Cheers.
Ben

[AndreiKrylov]

Thanks for the recommendation. I suspect the Joie is probably out of my budget range, though ($3K max).

Cheers,
Beth

Unfortunately you're right... For a cheaper alternative, I would contact Liikanen in Finland. I only tried a (very good) 650, but they seem to propose 640, 650 and 660 scales for a standard price. So I guess they would consider making a 630.
They also had a budget range with a 615 model I tried, which was good too (too small for me though).
I hope you'll find your dream guitar...

Cheers.
Ben

Why just 640 mm or 630 mm or 615 mm ?
Here on video I play 350 mm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5JKVyRk-rY