ibreakemineedtobuildem Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 I am using a Stew Mac Slotted fingerboard.Is that going to be enough clearance over the body to the bridge?Do i have to Make my own fingerboard thicker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Sorry....I dont understand the question.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 i think you mean, with just a fingerboard and a flat neck blank you're going to have to a. angle the neck or b. sink the bridge into the guitar. c. would be using the proper peice of wood for the neck. There the body part of the neck thru is a little thinner then the neck blank it's self so that the fingerboard will sit about 1/8 higher then the body. Wes can probably explain it better once he sees the thread, i think he also has pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 yeah,like derek said....the bottom of the fingerboard usually sits above the body of the guitar if the neck is not angled.how much depends on the height of the bridge.what you need to do is some math to determine how much above the body the top of the fingerboard needs to be to bring the top of your frets to a similar height to the bridge saddles. i am tired so that may not make much sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreamLine Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 but this is not such a big issue with a Floyd Rose, because you can lower the posts, yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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