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Does anybody know the actual height at the neck and tail of a martin 12 fret dread?

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I've got an old one I can measure tonight.(1973 D18S) Is there any other measurements you need? The newer ones are different, but the depth may be the same.

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Nope, just at the neck joint and end graft.

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I've used 5" and 4" but I'll be interested in hearing the "official spec".

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A quick question that is related i think. Lets assume for arguments sake that woody comes back with 4 inches total height at neck block, and 4.5 inches total at the heal. How tall do you make the Neck block and heel block, accounting for top/back and finish etc?

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Glenn LaSalle wrote:
A quick question that is related i think. Lets assume for arguments sake that woody comes back with 4 inches total height at neck block, and 4.5 inches total at the heal. How tall do you make the Neck block and heel block, accounting for top/back and finish etc?

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My backs usually come in at around .90 and my tops right around .1
I start out with taller than needed blocks and after the top and back are done, I bowl sand
the rims to the thickness needed.

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I have found that if you start with blocks that are the desired heights, and using 18 and 28 foot bowls, then after sanding and putting the top and back on, I get pretty much the same number back .. close enough anyway. But then again, I dont really copy other guitars exactly, except maybe for shape more or less.

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Todd Stock wrote:
4-3/4" and 3-15/16" is the Martin spec for a 12 fret dreadnought per MG:TR


4 7/8" and 3 7/8" on a 1973 D18S. The new "Standard Series" Martins are different in shape and length. It makes sense they'd be a different depth too. Here's a picture of it. You can tell the shoulder are more rounded than the newer ones.
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