jch4v Posted December 11, 2004 Report Posted December 11, 2004 Hey Guys, So... for me, the hardest part about building my Tele has been setting the neck in the pocket, and making sure it is straight... after a lot of trial and error... most due to NOT USING TEMPLATES, I got the neck in straight and screwed it in. I then set the bridge using 25 1/2" scale. OK... so I stick a string through the bridge on the High E side and NO problem... it runs up the neck perfectly straight. THEN, I stick one in the Low E side... BIG PROBLEM. So, it looks like from about the 15th fret down to the end of the board, I am about 1-2/16ths of an inch too narrow. This happened because I ended up having to sand the neck down to fit it into the pocket and sanded off too much. There is a little gap between the neck and the wall of the pocket. From the 15th fret up to the nut, the string lines up fine. So this is what I think I am going to do, unless that is, you guys could give me a better suggestion... I have a bit of ebony binding lying around. I am going to fashon a shim and glue it to the side of the fretboard where it is lacking. I am then also going to do the same for the maple. Then, I will have to recut the fret slots eventually so that the new wood will be slotted. HOW DOES THIS SOUND? I don't want to scrap another neck! J Quote
Southpa Posted December 11, 2004 Report Posted December 11, 2004 Well, I guess you could cheat. That is, if you are sick up and fed with making things fit and just want to get the guitar together and play it. Get a roller bridge! Quote
jch4v Posted December 11, 2004 Author Report Posted December 11, 2004 Well... I am curious to see if I can actually fix it..! J Quote
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