Changing neck type
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nehsgolfer
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Changing neck type
Is there any reason why I couldn't turn a dovetail joint into a bolt on joint by putting bolts in through the neck block and not gluing the joint ??
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tippie53
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Re: Changing neck type
you can but it will work against the dovetail
John Hall
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
Authorized CF Martin Repair Center
president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
Authorized CF Martin Repair Center
president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com
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MaineGeezer
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Re: Changing neck type
You might do better if you changed the dovetail to a straight mortise and tenon, but I'm not at all sure how one would go about doing that. I think you would have to fill in the cutout in the neck block in the body,fill in the sides of the dovetail with tapered wedge-shaped pieces, then cut the mortise and tendon.
I'm doing a mortise and tenon bolt-on neck on the Regal mandolin overhaul, but I wasn't starting with an existing dovetail joint and I'm carving a complete new neck.
I'm doing a mortise and tenon bolt-on neck on the Regal mandolin overhaul, but I wasn't starting with an existing dovetail joint and I'm carving a complete new neck.
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