I need a way to raise my neck or to do something so that my string wont slap when I'm playing. I'm still in the building process. i burned frets in to a 24 fret scale. so any advice would be great. Thank you
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The simplest way at this point would be to thin the top side of neck..the part that is inside the box..by about a quarter inch. Then, brace that area...again, inside the box..from underneath to re-strengthen the neck. This will raise the fret board/neck over the top of the box giving you a lil picking room. Whatever bracing you do to the bottom side of the neck can also protrude from the box an inch or so to fill the hole in your box.
So what do you mean by 'slap'? If the strings are too low to the fingerboard, make the nut and/or bridge higher. If you need to raise the neck up (make higher which will also mean raising the nut and bridge), add strip of 1/4" oak.
Oh and post pics! We can give blind advice but pics help us better determine your issue.
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So what do you mean by 'slap'? If the strings are too low to the fingerboard, make the nut and/or bridge higher. If you need to raise the neck up (make higher which will also mean raising the nut and bridge), add strip of 1/4" oak.
Oh and post pics! We can give blind advice but pics help us better determine your issue.
-WY