Alchool Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 Is it possible to have a 11mm thick headstock (nearly 14/32 in)? Can it hold the strings without break (if it's quartersawn maple)? I've seen 13mm (nearly 1/2 in), so will that 2 mm less make any difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 That's pretty thin what kind of tuners are you planning on using, since a few of them wouldn't fit correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchool Posted July 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 The tuners that I have fit (tried it on a scrap piece of wood), but I don't know if the headstock could break... it's five-piece laminated quartersawn maple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 the biggest problem i can see is that wood is flexible so if it is too thin it might flex at the headstock making tuning stability impossible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsl602000 Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 also, keep in mind that the sound of the guitar will suffer from a thin headstock. I've done quite some research on this and I always thought the sound of a guitar with a thicker headstock sounds better. But then again... this may only count for strats..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted July 29, 2003 Report Share Posted July 29, 2003 If you have a 5 piece laminate, I think you'll be ok. The thickness might make some tonal difference, but probably not if you use a locknut. Think about it this way, the Parker P38's have almost no wood and they work fine, and the P38's are not composite like the fly's, they are just simple maple necks and headstocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted July 30, 2003 Report Share Posted July 30, 2003 well i read, i think it was on the stew mac page, there was an article thingy on necks, and under the "tricks of the trade" section if said making a thinner headstock was a good idea to prevent breakage, which kinda made sense to me, just as long as u keep the area where the angle meets the back of the neck nice and thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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