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Comment by Rand Moore on January 6, 2011 at 8:09pm

Yeah. Actually on most my builds, the neck extends through the bottom end of the box so that I can attach the strings to the neck and thereby keep the strain of the string tension off the box. The other alternative is to make sure your tail piece is screwed/bolted into the bottom end of your neck as it butts up agains the bottom side of the cigar box (as it is shown in the diagram I did earlier).

-Rand.

 

Comment by tal bluver on January 6, 2011 at 9:21am

be sure that i'll try this in my next build!

allthough I like to drill the strings through the neck 

Comment by Rand Moore on January 5, 2011 at 3:54pm

For better acoustic response, the neck, where it intersects the sound board should be hollowed out by about 1/8 to 1/4 of an inch. You should leave about 1/2" at each end of the cigar box to glue the neck to the box. Here, I'll draw a diagram...

This hollow area allows the soundboard to be free to vibrate, which will make your acoustic CBG sound better. However, if you are primarily an electric player, then it won't make much of a difference.

 

-Rand.