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Setting a neck
drbassman:
This is the best method for determining neck angle I have seen. This is a good forum too. Lots of really good, expert builders hang out there. I only go there when I need to though, because many of them are arrogant a**holes and they love to put you down while they share their knowledge. Not a friendly place many times, but great information!
http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=14036&st=0&start=0
Barklessdog:
Not friendly is an understatement!
--- Quote ---Ok, i am going to ask that no one directly answers your questions, simply because you will learn a lot more by spending a few minutes with a pencil, ruler, and some measurements on paper. The process is real simple, and thats why i started this tutorial. Everything you need is right here.
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--- Quote ---I am officially done with this forum. You guys are the biggest bunch of condesending a-holes I've ever met. I've tried to be nice. Just wanting to understand a couple of things BEFORE I actually build a guitar. You know, before I buy parts. I can't draw anything out to scale without having the parts in front of me. But no, I'm just another idiot right?
I wonder... Is it just a certain type of personality that gravitates towards building guitars? Maybe it's the same disease that you find in guitar shops.
Anyway... I don't need the negativity. So, congradualations... I'm gone. No need to reply, I won't be reading it. You folks can go back to building yer 9 string cocobolo basses and I'll leave you alone.
By the way...
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Actually I measured the angle that the Ripper had before I removed the neck. I was planning on using that angle since it has to be the same as my RD, which has a Kahler.
I had to rout the swimming pool first to be sure that angle will work. I was going to clamp things up and check the angle with the bridge on and a bass string
drbassman:
Yep, PGF can be a pain which is why I don't post there any more (I sdid throw the 60 NR final pics up just to tease them!), but read everything I can when I need to. The important thing about angle is the bridge to nut measurement I think. I actually do as the PGF guy recommends, I get all of my parts, measure them and then do a life sized drawing on some long sheets of paper I have just for this purpose. Once you do that, it all really does make sense. You just need to know the heights of ALL of your components.
sniper:
nice little diddy for figuring out a neck angle:
http://www.tundraman.com/jigs/NeckAngle.CFM
ps: i'm still around players
Barklessdog:
--- Quote from: old puppy on May 01, 2008, 08:38:18 PM ---nice little diddy for figuring out a neck angle:
http://www.tundraman.com/jigs/NeckAngle.CFM
ps: i'm still around players
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great link Old Puppy!
Old Puppy teaching new tricks! ;D
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