JP Swenson, your theory is Correct! You want ass little of the neck touching the back or face (only enough to support the bridge). Other than that, you want to keep as much mass on the neck as possible, the things like rounding the neck dont really impact the sound much, if at all (I've been doing that recently). This way, youve go nive strong vibrations channeling in the neck from the bridge to the nut and a nice hollow box with a soundhole to resonate and amplify the sound. Theres alot of places to experiment here to try to get different sounds (such as drilling holes in your neck). Some good, some bad, some dont really make a difference. Its all about being crazy and trying new things with your building to see what you like! -Alex
The drilled out neck looks good and is fine. The only problem I could forsee is weakening of the neck if you go to far. IMHO you didn't and should be fine. I like the Gold Mac boxes and that is a nice looking cbg.
AFKAM
BTW- the box is what does the resonating .... with the notch cutout like you have it ..... you're good.
Hi Ivan! I think your design is fine. I'm sure Alex will correct me if I'm wrong but (and I'm new at his too so I'm no expert): I thought that the strings vibrating the sound board make sound waves that echo around inside the box and exit through the sound hole. I only leave enough wood on the neck top inside the box to support the lid (sound board). I make my assumptions based on how a regular acoustic guitar is made. The neck only touches the box through connection at the front...the strings press against the bridge which in turn vibrates the sound board. Just my theory though! I hope some of the old heads will jump in here and set us all straight! The reason I drilled holes in one of my recent builds was to allow sound waves from the sound board to pass more freely through/around the neck and to reduce the amount of materials filling the box. It isn't finished yet so I can't say if it's a winner or not. Keep up the good work dude!
Its only important that you make sure that the neck is neck touching the face of the guitar or the back (which I see you have already done). When you drill holles in the neck you are actually taking away from the guitars sound becuase your taking away from the ammount of wood hat the vibrations can channel through to the bridge and tailpiece. Thing of a river. If you have water moving through a wide, deep river, it will run more easily, less restricted, ect. If you take that same ammount of water/current and put it in a river thats narrower and deeper, or you just throw some obsticales in the big river, the river will run inconsistantly, tenser, more restricted, not as well as the big river. Pretend that is the vibrations running through your wood. REST ASSURED this cbg will still sond GREAT and it will most likely give the guitar some stronger treble voicing while taking from the mid and bass and the sound will be thinned out a little. But like I said, no trouble my brother, you'll have yourself a fine sound instrument! Chambering the neck where it runs through the body might actually be something fun to experiment with... -Alex
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The drilled out neck looks good and is fine. The only problem I could forsee is weakening of the neck if you go to far. IMHO you didn't and should be fine. I like the Gold Mac boxes and that is a nice looking cbg.
AFKAM
BTW- the box is what does the resonating .... with the notch cutout like you have it ..... you're good.