Monday, April 19, 2010

Class #2 - Fit the neck

What we did:
1) Routed out the neck pocket on the body to accept the neck
2) Used an awl to enlarge the holes of the tuning pegs and end pin (I biffed my end pin - now it's too big. I'm hoping a different end pin will fit better. Otherwise it's gonna be me and some glue to fix this). I could also install a piezo (in which case the end pin hole is too small. Save that for later.
3) Adjusted the fit of the neck so it was flush and flat with the body - hence straight and level with the top.
4) Installed the truss rod (shaped the truss rod valley for a snug fit)
5) Fit the fretboard to the neck.
6) Glued the fretboard to the neck
7) Took the kit home to personalize

(pictures soon)

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