mcbmoreno Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 I just had my neck cut and it now looks as though some measurements are off. The truss rod slot at the headstock end seems to be about a mm off center and the width of the neck at the nut position is a little skinnier than the nut I bought. Could I file the edges of the nut about a mm off each side to make the nut fit or will this screw up everything? Is it ok that the truss rod is a bit off center? So basically should I scrap the neck or continue with it. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 you could probably get away with both.... are you using a double rod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhoads56 Posted October 28, 2003 Report Share Posted October 28, 2003 Nuts are often supplied oversize. What size is the neck??? 1mm off centre for the truss rod?? Wouldnt worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbmoreno Posted October 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Hey, I'm using a stew mac double rod truss rod. The neck where the nut is supposed to be is 1" & 19/32 and the width of the nut is 1" & 22/32. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 hmm.. with a double rod you should be ok, if it was a single compression type it might cause warping problems down the road.... that is a pretty narrow nut..... is the fingerboard on there? you could make the FB the desired size and maybe gain some width that way??? and just sand a little differently to blend the 2 widths together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbmoreno Posted October 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Fingerboard isn't on yet but I got a gibson type nut which sits at the end of the fretboard not into it like a fender type nut would so I dont think I could get the thickness back with the fretboard. The more I look at the neck the more pissed I get. I have a piece left over that I think I might use to just do it over. The only problem is its not wide enough for the headstock so I guess I will have to glue on some ears. Ticks me off because I bought a big piece of qtr sawn mahogany so I didn't have to glue anything together. I guess I could try and salvage the already cut piece but I just had this vision of everything thing being perfect. Its more like a mirage now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 hmm..... why not rip the board up the center and laminate in a 1/2" wide peice of ebony, or even some more mahogany then try to resize it again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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