I'm new here and I'm about to build my first cbg. I have almost all the tools and material. Right now I'm wondering if i should build the WITH the bow or AGAINST the bow. Will the string tension aggravate the bow? Is that same tension not enough to influence it?
My neck will be made of a 2X1 oak piece.
thank you!
Replies
in your shop, like a cast iron tablesaw wing or jointer bed (after laying down a sheet of
plastic to protect your iron from rust!). You could just leave it bowed away from the
strings (meaning string is highest above 12th fret) and play it with a slide. Worry more
about having fun with your first build.
How many/which strings? (more or heavier strings can pull a slight bow out and leave it really nice.....but it's "trial and error".
fretted or slide? (fretted, try to let the strings pull the bow out, if it's not too severe, to play slide without frets, I might do the opposite)
I was going to mess around and see if I could "adjust the bow" with a steam iron, maybe try it with a dry iron first, might work, not sure though, need to get an extra piece of maple and see if I can make it "move".
good luck.
Not sure this is right, but it's the way I do it.