Okay.....its been 3 days now and Im still f***ng around with the dovetail M and T neck joint on the 12 string. Its just like the classic table with the wobbly leg..you adjust the leg you think is the odd one out and end up with a wobble on another leg.
Im spending so much time out in the workshop working on this bldi guitar my wife thinks I have a lover.
Longest time spent on a dovetail neck joint
I did the same thing with a V-Joint on a neck. Tweaked it until it didn't even resemble the original cut. Then I finally got it to fit, glued it up, added the heel stack, had the bright idea to make a sled for cutting the side slots (Spanish Heel - Classical) on a table saw, and buggered it up beyond recognition. Guess I'll be trying another V-Joint.
Waddy
Build Albums 12 done - 1 in process
Clip for #1 Barrios' "Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios" - Not me playing
Build Albums 12 done - 1 in process
Clip for #1 Barrios' "Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios" - Not me playing
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matthew
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When fitting a double bass neck, I do the opposite. I only remove wood from the block, not the harder neck tenon itself. The logic is that the block is softer and easier to work.
I use strips of paper coated in chalk slid down along the edges of the mortise when the thing is assembled. I slide out the paper and shave off where the chalk marks the block.
I use strips of paper coated in chalk slid down along the edges of the mortise when the thing is assembled. I slide out the paper and shave off where the chalk marks the block.
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