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Neck Reinforcement
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constructordeguitarras
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Joined: Jan. 29 2012
From: Seattle, Washington, USA
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RE: Neck Reinforcement (in reply to keith)
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Thanks for sharing, guys. Keith, I used a rectangular cross-section bar, 1/4" wide and 3/8" deep. I found a place (dragonplate.com) that sells all kinds of tubes--square and round--and beams, such as I-beams, though. But I figure that I might as well fill up all the space I open up. Andy, I wasn't worried about strength at the head/neck joint as I've never had trouble there. The guitar that had the problem had bowed in the middle of the neck. Also, this carbon-fiber composite is made with carbon fibers (of course) in epoxy resin and I don't know if it sticks to Titebond glue that I use--I suspect not. So I think it might actually weaken the head/neck joint if I made the slot for it go all the way into the head. (Also, I was not completely decided about doing it until I was ready to glue on the fingerboard, so I made a router template that I could screw to the neck around the first and eleventh fret positions--you can see the screw holes in the photo.)
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