Hello! This is my first time posting here. I've been lurking for quite a while, and joined the other day. I am a 33 year old guitar player, and have been playing and working on guitars for nearly 20 years. I am pretty well versed in guitars and how they work, so my questions won't be too newbie-ish. LOL!
Ok, I'm getting ready to build me a three stringer. I have a couple of boxes picked out (haven't decided which to use yet), and I've got my hands on a sweet piece of rock solid mahogany to use as a neck. Last night I milled the peice down to 1 x 2 inches. From what I'm reading, that seems to be the standard. However, I think the 2 inches is way too wide. I suppose my opinion may change once I start to shape the back, but I don't know. I'm thinking of shaving another quarter inch off. It just looks so fat compared to a lot of the pictures of CBGs that I've seen.
Is it just the 6 string guitar player in me that's thinks it's too wide, or is 2" actually too wide for a three stringer? I'd hate to take too much off, and render this piece of wood useless. It really has some nice resonant qualities. At the same time, I'd hate to complete the build, and not be happy with the width of the neck. Do you think it will feel better, in my hand, once I start shaping the back?
Any suggestions? I'd like to start cutting the box soon.
Thanks!
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Take your favorite normal guitar and mesure how much space you need for the first three strings. Normal guitars have a little under 2 inch wide neck's so i'd go with about an inch. There realy are no "standard" mesurements with cbg's, its realy all about what YOU like and learning by trial and error.
I do think shaping the back of the neck is going to change the feel of the neck drasticly but 2 inches wide is stil pretty wide for a 3 string.
Cant you find yourself a piece of scrapwood to pracktise shaping and see wich nutwidth you prefer? That way you won't mess up your nice piece of Mahogany and maybe even get a good neck out of it you could use in another build (trust me, there will be another build).
Hope this help's a little and good luck on your build.
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