Neck width - working thinner than 1.5"

Posted by William E. White on June 8, 2017 at 11:02pm

Just asking a question out of curiosity. Other than the fact of it being a standard wood measurement, is there any advantage of building a cigar box guitar neck 1.5 wide? Especially for a three string instrument to have a neck and fretboard that on "normal" instruments could be for four to even six strings? My first few builds used 1.25 wide material (yardsticks, sign pickets) on broom handles, and now 1-inch square stock. It makes for a comfortable, fast, almost banjo feel.

As I said, just curious.

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  • Ron "Oily" Sprague June 27, 2017 at 12:25am
    The commercially-available Loog 3-stringers have a 1" wide neck...
  • rotten roger June 9, 2017 at 7:03am

    I thin to just under 1.5" x 7/8 so you get the feel of a wider guitar and my head and tail stock now feature 4 string capability if a customer wants to up grade. 

  • Lane Martin June 9, 2017 at 12:04am
    If you can play it, it's good. "No rules," or something like that. ;)
  • the anonymous pick June 8, 2017 at 11:14pm

    is there any advantage of building a cigar box guitar neck 1.5 wide?

    - Nope .  in fact , as you say    a thinner neck is more comfy  . not to mention (imho)  easier to slide on with  less rattle / fret rattle  etc . 

    only possible advantage  i can think of would be  a bigger safety net  on warpage and bowing. and chubby  fingers   ;-)

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