BarryDaniels wrote:
I think Rick Turner uses it for headblocks but of course he stiffens up the area with flying carbon rod trusses.
He must have a dickens of a time catchin' them flyin' trusses...
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | baltic birch tail blocks |
What are peoples opinions here? They make sense from a durability point of view, but I'm curious to what the general perception is. Thanks, |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
Doesn't seem to hurt Kevin Ryan's sales... I don't use them because it's actually pretty expensive stuff, and when I resaw mahogany I quite often have a 'spare' side and various other bits of mahogany (or maple, or whatever) scrap that are too small for much else. Glue those up (have vacuum bag, will travel) and you've got your own ply-that-matches-the-rest-of-the-linings. Not cheaper, per se, but it works for me. |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
I use them and they work fine for me. |
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| Author: | StevenWheeler [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
How about using it for neck blocks? Steve |
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| Author: | Barry Daniels [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 9:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
My last sheet of 1/2 BB was about $25. Pretty cheap for about a hundred end blocks. I think Rick Turner uses it for headblocks but of course he stiffens up the area with flying carbon rod trusses. |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
BarryDaniels wrote: I think Rick Turner uses it for headblocks but of course he stiffens up the area with flying carbon rod trusses. He must have a dickens of a time catchin' them flyin' trusses...
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| Author: | LuthierSupplier [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
Very funny Don  I use 1/2" birch ply on my end blocks too. Seems lighter than mahogany and more stable. Never used it for a head block, but I do use a 3/4" thick piece of birch ply that I put on top of my head block so the fretboard rests on this instead of the little flat graft in the upper bout. |
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| Author: | L. Presnall [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
Jim, I do it...works great with the endpin jacks that all my guitars seem to get now... Stephen, I'm trying a BB headblock (glued up to double thickness) on a guitar for myself right now...I'll let you know how it turns out... |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 10:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
I used one on my latest guitar for the same reason as Todd. I bought a couple small pieces of birch from Woodcraft that should last a while. |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
I tried to edit my last post but was too late . Anyway,I use a piece of birch ply for under the fingerboard ext.too for a double mortise and tenon bolt on neck. Attachment: 00-12 008 (400 x 299).jpg
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
I've used a bunch of baltic birch ply for tail blocks, usually the 3/4" stuff though. I cap the ends with scrap mahogany so that the top and back are gluing to long grain rather than the edge of plywood. I like to do a simple finger joint to join the mahogany to the birch ply, just so it can't split at that location too easily. |
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| Author: | Ricardo [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
Dave can you show how the fingerboard support is attached to your headblock? |
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| Author: | Dave Anderson [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
Ricardo, I just cut the angle to match the tops radius and glued the birch piece on top of the neck block. This is my 1st fb ext. bolt on by the way so I'm learning as I go. I have glued the previous fb exts. on Don, I did the same thing with a thin piece of mahogany on the tail block. No finger joint though. ![[headinwall]](./images/smilies/headbangwalluf8.gif "Mad")
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| Author: | DYeager [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
Tom Humphrey used it for headblocks, and I caught it from him. Makes a split-proof tailblock, if you like those thread-in jacks. Dan |
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: baltic birch tail blocks |
This is great stuff guys. Thanks for the input. |
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