
Last seen: Jul 12, 2025
That's the jobby!
Yes you can still angle the headstock as normal ...the section where the fretboard is glued will stay flat. The 'neck' angle will be actually be c...
FYI: One alternative to a neck angle is to recess the bridge...but it is a bit of a cop out and you may have trouble fitting pickups/surrounds under t...
You will likely need a small neck angle to ensure the strings arrive at the right height for the bridge - failure to do this will mean you are stuck w...
If you are worrying about string spacing at the nut then I highly recommend this tool from Stewmac: Keeps things simple...(it was a lot cheaper when ...
To make a nut I would really need the guitar here- I can send you a blank but you would need to cut the slots and adjust the depth of each slot to sui...
OK - but make sure you understand this first: 38mm E-E with 42mm overall width only leaves 2mm each side - I would say this is not enough. After you h...
Hi John - I had a good look at the images...the good news is that it is far from a disaster...Looks great! The width at the nut is supposed to be 42mm...
Hey John - Went pretty good thanks for asking! Sorry for the delay...it does rather take it out of me sometimes... Livestream was a no go unfortunatel...
Holy Guacamoli ! That is a serious piece of kit - not for the beginner ;P We did this on the course once here in the workshop but just used a basic ho...
I'm always here folks....lurking....watching....waiting....
There is no side elevation - you don't need it. What dimension are you looking for? To clarify: What is important is that the strings arrive at the ri...
The drawings and other usful stuff can always be found in the resources section at the end of each course - for eg here is the acoustic resource page
Might be the time delay spam filter thingy...leave it for a few hrs and try again...sorry ?
BTW Major Hero points available to anyone who posts video review of course with audio of guitar being played/strummed !
Ok, so I have now glued my first neck on with WHITE glue! GREAT! You will thank yourself if you ever have to remove it...we are building in future rep...
Hmm...yes. OK. Yeah sorry to be a PITA (as usual but there are tried and tested methods and that isn't one of them 🙂 I realise you are already well '...