Neck Angle - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T12:21:49Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/neck-angle?groupUrl=superclass&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks for the input guys. "…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-07-12:2592684:Comment:16393932013-07-12T12:07:07.470ZWayne Biglerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/WayneBigler
<p>Thanks for the input guys. "Kid" your answer makes a lot of sense and I can see where in an acoustic instrument this would be a factor.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input guys. "Kid" your answer makes a lot of sense and I can see where in an acoustic instrument this would be a factor.</p> On 6+ strings it is done most…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-07-12:2592684:Comment:16387742013-07-12T01:48:54.327Zwormilhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/wormil
<p>On 6+ strings it is done mostly because the neck will bow from string tension. Whether or not 3 strings will bow a quartersawn neck over time, I don't know. If the action of your gits is staying the same over a long period of time then I wouldn't worry about it. The Kid's explanation of string pressure on the bridge makes sense though.</p>
<p>On 6+ strings it is done mostly because the neck will bow from string tension. Whether or not 3 strings will bow a quartersawn neck over time, I don't know. If the action of your gits is staying the same over a long period of time then I wouldn't worry about it. The Kid's explanation of string pressure on the bridge makes sense though.</p> No it doesn't, you gotta angl…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-07-12:2592684:Comment:16386842013-07-12T00:18:10.963ZThe Phrygian Kidhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JefLong
No it doesn't, you gotta angle the HEAD to do that.<br />
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However angling the neck directs more of the tension from the strings downward onto the soundboard, and enables you to make a taller bridge while maintaining nice low fingering action. I consider where I started angling the necks to have been a major turning point in the quality of my guitars, my own experiments indicate that the volume gains are substantial.<br />
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Other guys don't care.<br />
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But I personally don't think it's wise to dismiss it as…
No it doesn't, you gotta angle the HEAD to do that.<br />
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However angling the neck directs more of the tension from the strings downward onto the soundboard, and enables you to make a taller bridge while maintaining nice low fingering action. I consider where I started angling the necks to have been a major turning point in the quality of my guitars, my own experiments indicate that the volume gains are substantial.<br />
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Other guys don't care.<br />
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But I personally don't think it's wise to dismiss it as myth without trying it. Almost all lute type instruments have a pitched neck. The fender type guitar is an exception, not the rule.<br />
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The Amati guys were pitching their necks in the 17th century. So were redneck and slave banjo builders. Yes, with hand tools. If you have a brain and opposable thumbs you can actually achieve a great deal with hand tools :) Angling the neck eliminates t…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2013-07-11:2592684:Comment:16387482013-07-11T23:35:41.059ZTim LaFavehttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TimLaFave
<p>Angling the neck eliminates the need for string trees, which is almost universal on flat-neck builds. It is, of course, a lot more time-consuming and tricky to do them, but the professionalism and beauty of them takes your CBG to a whole new level! Just an opinion ... :)</p>
<p>Angling the neck eliminates the need for string trees, which is almost universal on flat-neck builds. It is, of course, a lot more time-consuming and tricky to do them, but the professionalism and beauty of them takes your CBG to a whole new level! Just an opinion ... :)</p>