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Permalink Reply by Dave Nyberg on January 29, 2020 at 5:30pm

The way I do mine is like the classical guitar. I use a forstner bit to clear most of the wood and then a Shinto saw/rasp to clean it up and shape it before sanding. I use a 1/4" poplar board for the fretboard, a nut to space the strings and a jumbo fret for a zero fret to set the string height at the top of the neck.

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Permalink Reply by Myron Joe Hickel on January 29, 2020 at 6:19pm

They are both, the scarf joint gives it more of a Gibson look. The "step down is more like a fender. I have a bandsaw and cut a step down 5/8" and then glue the cut off under the step down. It gives the strings more angle to the tuners.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on January 30, 2020 at 9:27am

I do mine both ways, but to keep the time/cost down I use Myrons method on CBG's. The reason for the kickback or angle is so that the string maintains suitable pressure down onto the nut, due to being attached lower than the fingerboard. 

Tip: with Myrons way ensure the machine string posts are not so high above the peghead that the strings do not have that downward angle from the nut. To ensure this the timber you glue to the back of the peghead should give a peghead thickness that allows 1/4" or so of post showing. In my experience some posts are very long.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by Mark Ballard on January 30, 2020 at 4:12pm

Taffy,

Thanks for the info.  If you get a chance, could you attach a picture showing the headstock that way?  Picture worth a thousand words and all........

Thanks,

Mark

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on January 30, 2020 at 4:55pm

Hi, hows this.....

After this both top and back are sanded flat and smooth. Here is another way.... and then the spliced peghead...... Hope this helps Taff

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Permalink Reply by Mark Ballard on January 30, 2020 at 6:44pm

Perfect!  That’s what I needed and now I understand fully what you and Myron were saying.

Thanks,

Mark

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Permalink Reply by Myron Joe Hickel on January 31, 2020 at 5:29am

Great enjoy your build

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on February 1, 2020 at 3:58pm

Hi Mark  you are welcome, we are here to help.I just came across two more photos of the finished peghead.

Taff

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