wing Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 Hey i need your help once again....... What is the headstock thickness needed for Grover Rotomatics 18:1? (I havnt bought them yet so i cant measure it) Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hy_dro66 Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 I can't say the exact measurement for those but your average guitar (electric guitar) headstock is about .562 inches(18/32"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 I would think that the average headstock thickness of 5/8" would be fine. Mind you I don't know exactly, but all the tuners that I've used seem to use this measurement as the bog standard. I would think that there is a little room to go thicker or thinner than that too. Many guitar parts are adjustable for just this reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joej Posted September 8, 2004 Report Share Posted September 8, 2004 If you go thinner than 1/2" (about 12-13mm), then you may find the tuners won't tighten down enough to hold against the wood. I've done that, and then had to add a headstock veneer to recover. I find that about 17mm is where I stop. But I'm no pro at this, so take this all with a grain of salt. Also, note that some folks tend to "thin" the headstock towards the top. That is, the thickness closer to the nut is more than as you get up to the tip. The reason given is for it to "flex" a bit (e.g., in case the guitar drops, its less likely to let the peghead mass just crack the neck/headstock angle/join) -- joe For me, building guitars is a series of recovering mistakes. I've simply gotten better at it :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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