Daniel Sorbera Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 ok so my peice of wood is 2" thick. With that I could get a 12 degree angle. I know I could do this but would the grain break because it's not strait on the heatstick? I'm using wenge. And yes I did a bunch of searches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orgmorg Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 I've always been leary of doing this because of the grain runout issue, but it's done all the time. Also, reading the discussions on it here has given me more confidence in it, especially with a laminated neck. An angled peghead from all one piece still worries me, at least without a plate on the face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Sorbera Posted March 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 (edited) humm thats a good idea. Mabye I need to do a overlay on it. It would look cool anyways. Mabye some leftover cocobolo or bubinga from my last guitar... or some koa, or rosewood, or maple. Lol I'm getting ahead of myself Edited March 8, 2005 by Godin SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 I am not a fan of flatsawn-one piece. I really doubt it would break though. Maybe you could beef up the volute, don't have a continuous route to the headstock for the truss (stop it and drill back leaving wood below the nut). I would imagine that would be your plan anyway. By doing these things you will add strength and maybe that will compensate for any weakness that occurs from runout. If you are really wanting to go for broke you could route in a couple rods and cap them with a veneer (I don't think I would go that far though). Lighter weight tuners would be a huge plus if thats an option for ya. Peace, Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unusual71 Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 what differenece would the weight of the tuner make, aren't the strings pulling it up and forward anyways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 The more combined weight you have on the headstock the more stress you will apply to area where the neck and stock meet (more potential, and when the neck is stopped abrupty (or hits something) thats when the forces really stress that weak point and may cause failure). Lighter tuners will not change the tension applied by the strings. However neck angle will alter the force applied by string tension. Just trying to make general suggestions to help decrease the chance of failure. Peace, Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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