Neck Construction

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Guitar Head

 

 

 

 

The wood used for the neck is American Walnut.

The head was cut and glued to get the angle.

 

Stacked heel of Maccaferri guitar

 

 

The heel section was built up with a stack of walnut blocks.

 

Truss rod channel

 

 

A router was used to cut the channel for the truss rod.

 

 

 

 

An ebony veneer was glued to the front of the head and a strip of wood covered the truss rod.

 

Guitar neck cut to shape

 

 

 

 

The block was then cut to shape with a hand saw and a coping saw.

A vital calculation is the neck angle at the heel / body join.
In order for the neck to line up with the bridge position, allowing for a bridge height of 15mm minimum - 20mm maximum, a 2 degree angle from perpendicular was required for this guitar.

 

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