samdjr74 Posted December 22, 2003 Report Share Posted December 22, 2003 Hi All, I'm thinking about building a neck with a custom headstock similiar to an old BC Rich design. http://www.bcrich.com/techinfo/specs/heads...ocks/index.html the one labeled as V-shape but I want the center cut out to go further down closer to the nut. This will be a 6 string so my question is, do you think maple will be strong enough to hold? It seems to me that there might be too much pressure on the "wings" once the center is cut away, what do you guys think? Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Fruit Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 How much deeper do you want to cut toward the nut? if its too weak, you could always use carbon fibre backing like parker does on the Fly Sorry i dont actually know the answer, but that is one awesome looking headstock! Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJohn Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 You sholud be alight but for added strength maybe build the stock out with laminates as oppossed to a slab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Here's a wild one: Here's a closeup: Mark Johnson at MJ Guitar Engineering has been doing these for about a decade. No problems I've heard about. Of course, the stresses are different, but if this will survive, I dont see a notch in the headstcok presenting a real problem - Just leave plenty of beef, and I'd scarf the joint so you're working with flat grain. Reinforcing it with carbon fiber ought to make it bulletproof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Oooops! MJ uses a metal reinforcement -my bad! I need to learn to read a little closer. Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 If the headstock is not joined at the top, there might be a problem as all the force will be acting down and to the side. If this is the case try not to angle the tuners too much on the headstock as the greater the angle to more torque will be transfered to the wood (i.e. get the tuners as close to a straight line as possible so that the force created by the strings is compressive rather than applying a bending force). There will be a weakpint at the bottom of the notch (a massive point of stress concentration) so try to finish that with with a circular section. Althernatively use carbon fibre or recess a steel sheet in the back to add strength. Nothing is impossible, we've all just got to think about it for long enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samdjr74 Posted December 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Thanks guys that helps alot. I think I might try to reinforce it with aluminum, it's easier to cut the steel and easier to get the carbon fiber. Bras might work well too. Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotrock Posted December 23, 2003 Report Share Posted December 23, 2003 Good plan. Won't rust etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted December 24, 2003 Report Share Posted December 24, 2003 @Hotrock: The idea with the recessed metal plate sounds great....but what did you mean with carbon fibre? Rods will not help here....And patches of carbon fibre will only reall help if laminated on BOTH sides of the peghead. Is there anything about using carbon fibre I dont know yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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