Hello all, I'm still kinda new to building CBG's thing. I'm working on my 7th and 8th cbg now and i need some help. My question is this, how high can or should a frett board be above the lid of any box ?
Fretted and non-fretted.
2 of my first cbg's were 3 string slides, and were flush with the lid.
My first two 4 stringers were also flush with the lid.
Now on working on a pair of 4 stringers with 4 post mag pickups. and a strat style hard tail saddle bridge.
I've really gotten in to building these since i came across this site. You are just the greatest.
Thanks in advance. And best regards.
Lonebear.
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I like to have the top of the fretboard about 5-10mm above the top of the box, then it gives me a good bridge height and a decent string break angle. This is assuming there's no neck angle, such as you'd typically have with a neck thru' guitar.
I put my standard 1/4 inch fret board completely above the box . This gives me room to play with out always hitting the box . I angle my neck back slightly( on my neck thru' guitars) and determine the bridge height after the neck is attached to the box .
This is why i love this group. Thanks for all the answers folks. This clears up alot of questions. WAIT, back angle ?
What the heck is a back angle ? Sorry, keep in mind i'm a rookie at this. lol
Now i see it, man, thank you vary much.
Thanks David, for the info. I spent last nite looking at my guitars going ( what angle ). lol I get it now, thanks again.
I needed room for a archtop-style pick up and I didn't want to cut a hole in the lid, so I did it by building the fretboard over the lid to gain some room for the pickup. The 5 Vegas is over the lid, too. It think it makes for a stronger guitar that's less likey to bow and break. It carries the bending moment closer to the bridge and shortens the amount of thin wood in the neck to 2/3 of the length of the box.
I've done mine like this:
Hi tom. Thanks you very much for this info, I thought i was missing something. Now i see it and get it. Also these guitar are fanstasic.
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