Hi , just starting out with my first build so gonna have to lean real heavy on you guys (and gals) for a bit . My first big question is , I have a neck (fretted) on order and have a box kit with the ferrules m/c heads etc also bought some wiring , its pezzos , and a magnetic 3 pole pickup . Now if I fit it I will have to recess the neck at some point , will this compromise the strength of the neck ? I plan gluing the neck to the top lid of the box and to bracing blocks at the entry points for extra rigidity , dint want this guitar to have too high an action as I will want to grab odd fretted notes as well as slide , any help greatly appreciated , as I`m as ignorant as a yard dog to the pitfalls of building , cheers ShadowChancer
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yea i use a block under it running the length of the box
These are my rough plans to brace the pickup route and the entry and exit points of the box
only problem i see with that set up mabe leveling the 2 pieces . unless you left a bit of meat under the recess ,, also it looks like with the string tension ,, that back piece would want to pull up .
i think you have overkill in one spot . instead of sufficientcy throughtout .
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I do what Pick said, I put a length of wood under the recessed part to strengthen it, the length of the box. It adds some strength to it but also gives you something solid to screw a tailpiece into or bracing. I also use titebond to glue the wood inside the box, then the neck to the bit of wood, and I also use screws where the neck enters and exits the box, back and front. I didn't do that in my earlier guitars but on my recent one the neck came away from the box a little despite having clamped it with titebond for 24 hours. I reckon the cold weather didn't help the glue set properly.
Good luck!
if you have room .. you can add piece of neck wood under the recessed part to give back to it . you could even do this the full length of the box ,