Greetings folks, I've just been approved minutes ago. I'm wanting to build a 3 string CBG with a diatonic neck. Problem is, I just don't have the tools to build or fret the neck.
I've been searching all over to buy one. I found a website that had what I wanted, Crossroads Mojo, but I'm not sure if that is an active site anymore, it looks pretty quiet and I haven't gotten a reply from the owner on a question.
Does anyone know where I can buy these necks? I'll need hardware etc. also, but it doesn't seem to be too difficult to find. Thanks in advance!
Mark
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This is a simple jig I made as an aid for cutting fret slots.Two pieces of left over ceramic tile edging screwed to a beech baseboard
yay, good job. better than my 1st try... yes try a zero fret I've had good results and nice action, i used big fretwire for the 0 fret but it doesn't need to be fretwire...
Looks like ya did a nice job! One thing that might help is if you still have the piece you sliced off the head, you can glue it on the back of the head and that will make the tuner posts lower in relation to the fretboard, then as you lower the nut you may not have to use anything to hold the strings down.
I'm afraid that would be pretty ugly hehe. I used a coping saw to slice that bit off the head and I had to sand the heck out of it make it presentable to myself LOL.. That slice of wood came off in 2 pieces come to think of it though.
You can also get a piece of 1/4 by 1 1/2 to glue on to the back of the headstock to lower your tuners. Looks like you did a great job. Lower that nut and have some fun with it.
Okay folks, thanks for all of the encouragement to build my own neck. Here is a link to what I managed to pull off. It is currently truly unplayable. My nut is much too high, maybe even the bridge, so I have to remedy that. Sadly, I may not have time to play with it until next weekend. I saw a build where a person used small eye bolts to hold tension down behind the nut, I will have to use that in order to shorten the nut.
I plan to troubleshoot this one and then move on to the next couple. My next one will be fretted normally I think...I'll just have to learn how to play it. I'm going to hunt down someone that will give me a little bit of band saw time though, if I can do that, I'll make a few dozen necks....just in case.
That 10 dollar saw from harbor freight works great, I'm done quite a few necks with it and it is still really sharp.
Look at my pics and you'll find an alternate type of fret using copper wire. There is also a pic of a DIY miter box using the Harbor Freight saw for cutting fret slots.
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/photo/listForContributor?screen...
The first two builds I used online fret calculators and that worked fine except that the depth and width of my fret cuts weren't consistent or correct. I then bought one of the Harbor Freight flush saws and ordered a pre-cut fret board from C.B. Gitty to use as a guide for future builds. I've since built two more CBGs using the Gitty as a guide and it is working out fine. While you're at Harbor Freight be sure to get you a set of good needle files for dressing the frets. Buy some fret wire from Gitty and they'll send you a free DVD that explains the entire process of fretting a neck.
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