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| Author: | jac68984 [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Finished neck set at too high an angle |
Any tips for lowering the neck angle on a finished neck (fretboard on and frets installed - butt joint). Needs to come down about 2 mm. I'm pretty good at flossing the joint to raise the neck angle, but it seems more difficult to go the other way. Thanks in advance for any advice. |
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| Author: | jac68984 [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:13 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Finished neck set at too high an angle |
Todd Stock wrote: Pop off the neck...careful chisel and file work...reinstall. So what is the height of the fret plain above the top at the saddle? Thanks. Current height above the fret plane is about 4.2 mm above the top of the bridge. |
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| Author: | DannyV [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 10:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Finished neck set at too high an angle |
What Todd said and a sanding block with the paper glued to the block. |
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| Author: | Daniel Minard [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 11:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Finished neck set at too high an angle |
I stick psa sandpaper to the body under the heel area & trim away the sandpaper around the mortise. Then, using a scrap of sandpaper, dull the PSA paper on the back side of the mortise, where you don't want to remove more material. Work the surface of the heel against the abrasive, with firm down pressure as you sand. You will not get right into the corner where the fingerboard extension meets the heel, but a (very sharp) chisel will pare off the excess neatly. To prevent chipping the lacquer, I carefully run thin CA along the edges of the heel, where it will contact the body. It seems to penetrate enough to keep the lacquer from coming loose at the edge. |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 12:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Finished neck set at too high an angle |
Yup chisel. Overshoot the mark a touch so you have a little wiggle room to go back while flossing.... |
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| Author: | jac68984 [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Finished neck set at too high an angle |
Done. Less trouble than I anticipated. Thanks for the help! |
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| Author: | meddlingfool [ Sun Jun 30, 2013 4:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Finished neck set at too high an angle |
Bravo! |
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| Author: | nickinbruns [ Mon Jul 01, 2013 3:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Finished neck set at too high an angle |
One from me.... |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Mon Jul 01, 2013 5:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Finished neck set at too high an angle |
Mmmmm...! Peetssa |
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