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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on October 19, 2014 at 9:27pm

i always rake them now,Tom,but i HAVE overdone it in the past

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Permalink Reply by Tom T on October 20, 2014 at 6:43am

Thanks for the photo Darryl. Nice looking piece. I can see where too much angle would be a problem, but it seems to make sense.

Tom T

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on October 20, 2014 at 3:37am

Interesting.   I've believed in angling down the neck and I have usually done it..  This last year or two, I have played guitars by two well regarded CBG builders who do not angle or rake the neck.   They played and sounded quite well.   

 

My last build was a just for fun quicky on a Saturday.  Built in a few hours - a neck through with an added quarter inch fret board --no neck rake.  It played and sounded excellent.  

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Permalink Reply by Tom T on October 20, 2014 at 6:45am

Hi John.

Thanks for adding to my CGB growth. My first build (3-string, fret-less) had no neck angle and, as you say, it plays fine. Still, I want to learn as much building technique as possible so I can build a better piece next time.

Tom T

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on October 20, 2014 at 4:40am

I don't know what the angle is, but I like it.  I also make the bridge last and use a metal rule edge on the fretboard to get a rough height requirement.  I also don't like the neck back angle to be so extreme that the headstock is a resting point lower than the back of the box if you lay it down.  With thin boxes, this isn't always possible, but I try.

Generally, I just draw a line on the part of the neck going inside the box and plane off the top surface to that line.

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Permalink Reply by Tom T on October 20, 2014 at 6:48am

Thanks for the photo, Eric. It always helps to see what you are talking about. I understand concern with the head stock being the main contact point for the guitar.

I will keep making drawings and try to learn as much as possible from this site.

Tom T

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Permalink Reply by RTZGUITARS on October 20, 2014 at 7:19pm

The neck angle is important to playability, and depends on what bridge height your going for. You don't have to have it but if you have a bolt on neck you can change the angle later if needed.

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Permalink Reply by Tom T on October 20, 2014 at 11:25pm

The more I read, the more a bolt-on neck makes sense.

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Permalink Reply by RTZGUITARS on October 21, 2014 at 4:49am

Same difference screwed and glued or just screwed but if the neck starts to get a little relief as time goes by you unscrew it and change the angle or if you install a new pickup and need more height. I do both then I tried this which work great.

 I don't build for profit so it gets old building the same way.

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Permalink Reply by Better Trees on October 21, 2014 at 5:12am

That's a striking piece of maple there.

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on October 22, 2014 at 2:26am

Thanks.  I have a great local source of figured maple, birds eye maple and many other exotics.

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