oldcrowbar Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 i'm sure this is a newb question but, how straight (or i guess "flat" is a better term) should a piece of wood for a neck be before gluing on the fretboard? I have two pieces of wood i was thinking of using to build a neck (one mahogany and one maple). Both of them are pretty flat when you put a straight edge to it - but not perfectly so (both have a very slight bit of bow in them) - will the truss rod take care of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 Your neck should be perfectly level before putting on a fretboard. A truss rod is used to counteract the pull of strings, but I wouldn't count on it to correct a piece of wood. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Headen Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 You want a perfect glue line. I wouldn't settle for anything less than no gaps AT ALL. The easiest way to check is to look at the joint with a strong light force behind it. If there's light getting through, you're not through truing it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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