Monday, June 30, 2008

Neck Angle

Before I glue the back on, I decided to check the neck angle. I bolted the neck on such that the neck was flush with the top, clamped the fretboard (no fret wire) on and laid a straight edge on it across to the bridge location. It measured 1/4", although with fret wire it would measure about 18/64". The bridge itself will be 3/8", and this measurement should be 25/64 - 28/64", I am short by 3/32". So my neck angle is insufficient and needs to be adjusted at some point. There is a 3.5:1 lever ratio between the heel and the distance from the 14th to the saddle, so that means I need to remove about 1/32" from the bottom of the heel and taper that surface to increase the neck angle. I'll mess with this during the finishing process.

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