Neck angle in flamenco

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theodoropoulos

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Neck angle in flamenco

I would definately ask to excuse me for this issue,which is over and over covered but i am new here...I look for the neck angle in flamenco guitars...
The scale is 65 cm and the saddle height 7,the fretboard thickness 6 mm and the soundboard dome i plan to make 2 mm,but it will be reduced 2 mm by lowering the top level at this point..so it will be zero ..
so how many mm should i lower my solera at nut to achieve this result??i mean how much will be my angle?
is there any draw to cover ALLL those parameters???

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constructordeguitarras

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RE: Neck angle in flamenco (in reply to theodoropoulos)

Make a full-size drawing that is that is the side view of the guitar to figure this out. It will be a first approximation, since when the guitar is strung up the strings will push down on the bridge and soundboard and twist the bridge forward and the neck may bend a little. So it is not completely predictable; it will depend on the flexibility of the soundboard and the neck.

The drawing will include the nut, the fingerboard, the soundboard, the bridge and the strings. Don't forget to include the fret heights. Then leave room so that if the neck flexes a little and the soundboard gets depressed a little, the top of the saddle will still be able to be above the wood part of the bridge.

Make a guitar according to this approximation, then when you get the resultant guitar make adjustments to the solera for the next guitar if necessary.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 1 2014 15:45:41

theodoropoulos

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RE: Neck angle in flamenco (in reply to constructordeguitarras)

thank you very much!!
i was planning to do this but i was just wondering if there are any standards!!

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constructordeguitarras

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RE: Neck angle in flamenco (in reply to theodoropoulos)

I would say at most a 3-mm drop from the 12th fret to the nut. 3 mm is approximately what Roy Courtnall recommends for classical guitars. I think a bit less is better for flamenco guitars, but it depends on everything else.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 4 2014 0:26:12