Bmth Builder Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Hey I was just wondering if flamed/curly ash could be used as a neck? I'm thinking a couple of peices laminated together for stability? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Soulds like as good an option as anything else. We all know it takes dye & stain nicely, and it's as good a musical wood as anything else. FWIW: Larry Karosa made a series of ash necks. They didn't look too bad. With the natural graining and the curve of the back of the neck, some interesting patterns came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted October 10, 2008 Report Share Posted October 10, 2008 Hopefully someone else more knowledgable will chime in, but some reason I remember this question being asked before. I kind of remember someone saying that even though ash is very hard and dense it can be rather springy and probably would not be a great idea for a neck. But this is all from a foggy memory, so don't take it as gospel truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted October 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 ^ springy? I would imagine hard and dence would be quite good for a neck, quite stable? Can any one else come in on this? Seem to have a for and against so far Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihocky2 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Hard and dense definitely go a long way. Ash is also fairly heavy, so you might have to really watch you strap button placements to get a good balance, so it doesn't come out too neck heavy. I hope someone else chimes in as well, since I can not remember if there were reasons to stay away from ash or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 I have an Ash neck on my strat build, it is laminated horizontally not on its edge as is the "norm" its been fine with no movement. One thing I would say however is keep it in the environment where it will be kept when built i.e the house because in my experience it does have a tendancey to move whilst acclimatising to it's new environmemt. But as regards stability and strength I have had no problem with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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