No frets,Headstock not cut........and to think I paid $ for this....hmmmm...Wanted to tag it with who made it so no one else gets burned...decided against it.That's what I get from bulders who ride scooters....lol
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I didn't want to do any extra work to it ,thats why I asked for a finished neck,The inlay is great,but how am I supposed to cut hardwood and shape the headstock with my tiny jigsaw....the guy was having probs selling boxes ,so I helped him out with this project cause he needed $...not gonna lose my optimism over one bad apple,tho.Also didnt want to do my FIRST fret job on such a nice "Piece o wood",so prob wait till i've fretted acouple of lesser necks......,
I paid for it to be fretted , and this is what I got....,I can make fretless, my damn self .Guess I paid lots for scarf joint and in lay....lol ,I guess ok on headstock for me to shape but....... he knows I have no tools 4 that...Just lame in general, just being honest as a consumer...I wouldnt sell this to anyone in good conscience.
Looks like a perfectly fine NECK BLANK to me, but not at al what I would call a finished neck. I can see why the peg head might be left alone -in case you wanted to do yr own shape- but I would expect a finished neck to arrive somewhat shaped/sanded. Yeah, This is one big reason why I make my own necks & fboards. But as long as all that rough stuff is straight, you should be able to make a fine git with it, just gonna take a little bit longer.
Vinnie, I see a lot of fret boards sold that look like the bottom one. Looks pretty typical and nice walnut. You can find pre fretted boards. Check out cbgitty.
Be easy to make a fretless out of the bottom one. That top one would be a disappointment. Did you see a photo before buying? It does look like something under Clock's work bench or my scap pile. But with work, it can maybe make a nice git.
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I didn't want to do any extra work to it ,thats why I asked for a finished neck,The inlay is great,but how am I supposed to cut hardwood and shape the headstock with my tiny jigsaw....the guy was having probs selling boxes ,so I helped him out with this project cause he needed $...not gonna lose my optimism over one bad apple,tho.Also didnt want to do my FIRST fret job on such a nice "Piece o wood",so prob wait till i've fretted acouple of lesser necks......,
Think you've been done but with some work it could make a nice neck.You're going to have to beg borrow or steal some tools
just got fret wire guess this 'll b practice
I paid for it to be fretted , and this is what I got....,I can make fretless, my damn self .Guess I paid lots for scarf joint and in lay....lol ,I guess ok on headstock for me to shape but....... he knows I have no tools 4 that...Just lame in general, just being honest as a consumer...I wouldnt sell this to anyone in good conscience.
Looks like a perfectly fine NECK BLANK to me, but not at al what I would call a finished neck. I can see why the peg head might be left alone -in case you wanted to do yr own shape- but I would expect a finished neck to arrive somewhat shaped/sanded. Yeah, This is one big reason why I make my own necks & fboards. But as long as all that rough stuff is straight, you should be able to make a fine git with it, just gonna take a little bit longer.
Vinnie, I see a lot of fret boards sold that look like the bottom one. Looks pretty typical and nice walnut. You can find pre fretted boards. Check out cbgitty.
Be easy to make a fretless out of the bottom one. That top one would be a disappointment. Did you see a photo before buying? It does look like something under Clock's work bench or my scap pile. But with work, it can maybe make a nice git.
That looks like stuff under the workbench out in my shed...