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Hi the two photos above show I do it if I can not get neck blanks sawn on the 1/4, or quarter sawn.
Electric guitar strings are normally a lighter gauge than acoustic, so extra tension may not be an issue.
I have also put hardwood timber in the neck, truss rod style. A hardwood fingerboard also aids stability.
Cheers Taff
Considering the neck of my CBG build. Will be having a magnetic pickup so will need electric guitar strings = increased neck tension.
Have read that the end grain should be vertical (90 degrees to the fret board). Also read that a laminated neck is stronger.
Which way do the laminations lay? Parallel to the fret board or at 90 degrees to the fret board?
Looking at using Matai (New Zealand hardwood) for the neck. My only other wood on hand is Pinus Radiata (pine).
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its hard to find some body in virginia near me to help me or teach me to make cbgs., but if yall knew anybody in virginia near mechanicsville richmond area in virginia i would appriced it tyler jones
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