Hard wood is almost impossible to buy in Mexico, so I tried to buy a fretted neck at the Gitty.
"Don';t ship to my country" sucks !
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Hard wood is almost impossible to buy in Mexico, so I tried to buy a fretted neck at the Gitty.
"Don';t ship to my country" sucks !
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sent you a pm john. do you have a habit ignoring pms.
where would I find it?
I've made about 1200 guitars in my make and play workshops using cheap softwood, and it works just fine, so don't worry..almost any wood will do. Use what you can find, don't go crazy trying to get the "right" stuff..the right stuff is what you can lay your hands on right now.
Wayfinder, as for compressed card fretboards...it's been done - National used it in the 1920 &30s (I think) combined with phenolic resin...and they also used plastic (Bakelite) necks, but guess that's what you were referring to? Neither worked too well, and they didn't stay in production too long.
All I can get in a 100 mile radius, is pine. Would that work for an electric using a rod piezo pup/ W pre-amp?
Reason I'm asking is because in other places I've been told no way Jose
There have been entire guitars built out of pine, necks and all. If you get the grain running the right way and use 3 strings or less, you can build from pine. More than that, you'll need a truss rod. But it can be done:
http://www.esquire.com/the-side/qa/guitar042307
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=onZ0o8JaJsU
Check this ....I think it answers whether a pine neck will be OK....