Advice on a bolt-on neck, please!

Hi all. I've got a 6-string bolt-on neck. Got a way cool ancient tobacco box I want to make into a semi-hollow body. Having never done one before I'm not sure how to set it in there. This is my idea. attach the neck to a piece of wood that runs the length of the box, then attach THAT to another piece of wood so the neck sits at the proper height. What say you, nation? Will this idea work?
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  • Having never done a bolt on I will bow out Craig, looks like you have a lot of great idea's from the Nations best :-)

    Lots of good idea's that look to me like any one would work well.

  • Cool. Thanks, Reeds!

  • Craig....after seeing many designs ...I came up with this ....

    306007601?profile=RESIZE_320x320It has a 3 inch neck block and 1/2 inch pine sides

  • 13"x7"x2.5" that is

  • Cool. This is the box: 3" x 7" x 2 1/2"

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  • I built one like that a couple of years ago---I used cross-braces attached to both ends of the box to mount the thru-neck piece. That way the box bottom resonates as well as the lid, and also helps to counteract the neck-heaviness you get from using a big chunk at the neck end. All of my guitars are built with minimal contact between neck and box for maximum resonance, and I get great sound unplugged!

  • Thanks all! Great points all around. Hope I can work it out 'cause I have more ideas for more builds

  • first way is more structurally sound   ,, and   i'd  say  "easier  "   even tho its  a bit  overkill  .

    as  per  leaving    the  space   to  "resonate"  most   that have  built   both  ways   (with  stick  glued to  top  and with out   )  will  tell you   they cant  notice  the difference  ..  and   if the  do  ,, the  glued    top  actually  sounds better  . (trust me  , there was a discussion on this  ) 

    if you are  using an old  box     , i would stick  closer to  your  original   idea  . 

    you  can  even  extend  the bolt on   piece   beyond the box  instead of  cutting    into     the  box .

     and start the fretboard at the end of the box  .  may  not  be as  pretty , .. and will move your  bridge  ..  but  gives  you  more  box  .  

     

  • Craig,

    Make your pocket wood "just enough," e.g., fill only what you need of the front end of the box. BTW, your original idea would work, too.
  • IF it dont work do it again. :)

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