Snork Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 i'm planning on doing a deep tenon set neck right. so i want the neck blank to be extremely long. like 40 inches or so. my question is this. Does the headstock need to be directly mounted on the neck. I no ideally it does but does it have to? And Can i mount the tenon on the neck? like cut a slot into the neck and put about half of tenon into the neck and keep the other half out? I CANT FIND BIG ENOUGH BLANKS! And do you guys think that a 4 piece neck good for sustain? I was thinkin like 2 mahogany and 2 birdseye maple. or 2 mahogany and 1 birdsye maple with ebony "highlighty thingys" to tell the wood apart. Will this mess up the sustain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 you can get big enough blanks at a hardwood supplier..cheaper too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted December 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 really? online suppliers are more expensive? i dont see how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 no...suppliers of blanks ar more expensive.i can get enough alder for a guitar body for $20 i can get enough maple for 2 thru necks for $25 i goto the local hardwood guy(paxton) you can get it online just as cheap if you buy it by the bf but then you don't get to see the wood look in your yellow pages under hardwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted December 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 thanks man that probably just saved me a ton of time/ energy! snowin heree so not going anywhere soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 heheh, at my local suppiler, I can get massive bits of ultely mahogany for like £30 tops for a bit big enough for a 6 string bass at a 35 inch scale in one peice! And ultely is cheaper and harder the brazilian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoG Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Snork, regarding the number of parts in your laminated neck, I would always advocate an odd number. That way it can be symetrical. Using an even number would invite twists unless you had woods with totally equal characteristics (very unlikely). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted December 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 makes sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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