fyb Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I've never seen it used this way so I was wondering how well it'd work. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 I haven't seen it myself. I get the impression of it being quite soft from the pieces i've worked with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 As long as it's a suitable piece otherwise, koa is fine for a neck. I have a Carvin DC135 ('92 I believe) with a koa body and neck and it's been just fine. front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Yes, as a neck wood it is absolutely suitable. All the same rules would apply as with any other suitable neck wood in terms of grain structure, stability(dryness) etc... Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Wow, that's crazy. It's been easier to dent than mahogany in the pieces i've used....Rick, you have a beauty there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick500 Posted August 17, 2007 Report Share Posted August 17, 2007 Thanks; I really love that guitar. I guess I should also point out that Carvin makes their necks with two graphite rods in addition to the truss rod. But I don't think the graphite rods would be any more necessary in koa than anything else commonly used for necks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 I have made a couple guitars with koa necks before. It is very suitable (and looks great). This was before I used CF in the necks too. A good rule of thumb (for me at least) is that if you need to use CF to make a piece of wood suitable for a neck then you probably shouldn't use it. ~David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 Wow, that's crazy. It's been easier to dent than mahogany in the pieces i've used....Rick, you have a beauty there! I have not really found that to be the case(of course there are always acceptions, as holds true with any wood). Koa generally is about the same hardness if not slightly harder in many cases than Genuine Mahogany. In terms of strength and stiffness I would put them in the same class. Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WezV Posted August 18, 2007 Report Share Posted August 18, 2007 as always the question to ask is 'is this piece of koa i have suitable for a neck?'. If you cannot answer that question through your experience then the answer is probably no!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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