Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Just because one builder is using certain timbers doesn't mean it's a good idea. I've seen well known builders using totally unsuitable timbers and all they're doing is proving is either lack of knowledge or that they'd rather take someone's money than build a stable & suitable guitar. There's also...

Thanks for the help so far guys, huge help. I'll post some progress pics of my repair effort on this neck. Will start getting them out tomorrow.

Cheers

Hard to tell from the pics, but it's possible a bad radius job will have considerable contribution to the fret issue. Before you fret, you need a good foundation to fret on, this means as perfect radius as you can achieve, good fretslots and a suitable timber. My advice, scrap both these necks and ...

Looking at the pics my first question it looks like radius of the frets wasn't tight enough to ensure a good fit when hammered home. My solution as follows: 1. Apply a bit of heat to the frets with a soldering iron and then walk them out with a pair of fret pullers. Work slowly and carefully. 2. Ge...

Hi Folks, I'm currently working on my 3rd and 4th electric guitars, and subsequently my 2nd and 3rd necks. Both necks are constructed with a Kauri back and a Kwila fingerboard, only difference being one is 25" scale and the other 27" both with a 12" compound radius. All has gone very well until I pu...