jowilmei Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 Hi all. I’m at building a guitar for a friend. First time doing a set neck. I was wondering what you think about the joint? Is it enough? All in all about 3 inches into the body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted September 21, 2023 Report Share Posted September 21, 2023 At first I was going to say that it doesn't look sufficient until I figured out that the narrower square is part of the neck. That much should do. A couple of suggestions to your design, though: If you make the extension full width it would be both easier to make and provide more gluing surface. That's how PRS necks are made, they also carve the neck pickup into the heel. I was also thinking about a little notch to support the neck on the cutaway side, similar to Fenders etc. but the extension in the body makes that unnecessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted September 22, 2023 Report Share Posted September 22, 2023 i think that tenon is plenty long... if you look at an sg for instance... or a rick 4001, it is actually surprising how little is needed. seems like the reasoning for the tenon @Bizman62 is that he's intending to cover w pick guard... ie no top on this guitar. (pls correct me if I'm wrong) sort of a lp jr thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizman62 Posted September 23, 2023 Report Share Posted September 23, 2023 9 hours ago, mistermikev said: the reasoning for the tenon @Bizman62 is that he's intending to cover w pick guard... Yepp, that triangular boomerang thing starting from the end of the fretboard looks like a pickguard to me. Then again, the upper corner of a full width tenon would be visible with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermikev Posted September 23, 2023 Report Share Posted September 23, 2023 6 hours ago, Bizman62 said: Yepp, that triangular boomerang thing starting from the end of the fretboard looks like a pickguard to me. Then again, the upper corner of a full width tenon would be visible with that. Right on, wasn't sure if you saw that. with a thinner tenon... that upper edge of the neck might look a bit more clean too as the joint in theory is a bit more hidden. that said, i'm sure it'd be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADFinlayson Posted September 25, 2023 Report Share Posted September 25, 2023 That's is plenty long enough IMO, particularly if it's a junior - no pesky pickup cavity to rob you of glueing surface. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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