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Comment by Joe Mason on January 18, 2011 at 5:43am

Hey Sam,

That's a good bit of help!

Thaks!

Comment by Wichita Sam on January 17, 2011 at 11:20am

One of the problems that I had early on was inconsistant fretboard finishing... sometimes I'd get a nice neck/fretboard that played all the way down the neck and sometimes I'd have buzzes or even skipped notes where (obviously) the neck was not true and level.   I finally worked out a low tech way of truing/planing the neck/fretboard for consistant results....

 

1) start with the straightest wood you can.

2)  when you have your neck roughed-out, cross hatch the top of the neck with pencil marks.

3) on a flat table, glue down a strip of sand paper longer than the neck.  I use 60 grit 4"X48" sanding belt with the splice cut out.  contact cement works good to affix the sandpaper to the tabletop.

4) hand sand the neck by passing the neck over the sandpaper until the pencil cross hatching goes away...

5) If you're building on the neck, you're done, if you're adding a seperate fretboard, repeat the process...

Before I started this, I would sometimes have to scrap necks and even whole CBGs because you can't eyeball a neck good enough to know if it's out of level.  After I instituted this as a regular step, I have not had to do any serious filing of frets to get a great playing neck.

 

Yea, I know, it's more time, but to get a great playing CBG and to keep from wasting time on unplayable neck, I doubt that I will ever build another neck without doing this...

 

FYI,

the best,

 

Wichita Sam

Comment by granpaw on January 17, 2011 at 6:58am

Into my first build (3 stringer fretless), c# merle is correct in saying keep it simple. However, I never could do the K.I.S.S. thing. The nation is a great place with tons of helpful information...thanks for letting me in.

Comment by c# merle on January 17, 2011 at 6:33am

been building coming up on 4 years - and made too many mistakes to mention!

keep it simple to start with is a good idea. any questions im happy to help.

 

Comment by Joe Mason on January 17, 2011 at 6:16am

Thanks MichaelS.

 

Next question...  How big do I need to drill the hole for the Pegs on the neck?   Do pegs come in a variety of sizes, or are they all the same size?

Comment by Mad Mike's CBG's on January 16, 2011 at 12:28pm

I'm glad to see so many new folks joining my new club...I'm new at this and I find it helps to ask questions from folks who are experienced at CBG building as well as getting some new ideas from folks in the CBNation...I hope this site becomes a very good place for all...Cheers Mike

Comment by neil lindsay on January 15, 2011 at 11:57pm

Nice to meet you guys, i'm doing a lot of building atm so this should be a great place for me to hang out.

Comment by Mad Mike's CBG's on January 15, 2011 at 4:29am

Welcome all...

Comment by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on January 14, 2011 at 11:58am

Joe, I like to use the 2,3 & 4 strings from a set of light strings. You could also use the 12&3 on one and the 456 strings for another. Off hand I don't know the gauge numbers.

Comment by MichaelS Country Boy Guitars on January 14, 2011 at 11:53am

Ed, I'm just across the Hudson from you.

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