Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

It's a good alert to what the tensions are doing and role of the neck block. I spent ages thinking through tension in harps.

Thanks Mark and Taffy. Very helpful options to think through and the pics really help. I'm encountering different folk who have used the Sassafras neck and not encountered problems. My piece is long and closer inspection suggests the more radical curve can be avoided - I'll cut it to size to check. ...

Thanks Wayne, that's quite definitive. Especially with a 12-string with its extra load.

Thanks Martin and Mark. I've ordered the Kinkead book. An actual book immediately feels like something more useful than dozens of scattered YouTube videos. Maybe books will become the new thing. This timber appears to be growing in popularity and nice reports on tonewood - Maton have done it, which ...

I'm building a 12 string with my 16yo grandson. Hopefully making memories as much as a guitar. I've built folk harps and electric basses before - I'll post elsewhere maybe. This time I actually bought plans. I did build my son's electric bass with him years ago. Bit of a learning curve on an acousti...