Handy hints on how to glue-up a cigar box guitar neck
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- Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2016
- Here's the way I make pretty well all my guitar necks. Glueing on a "backstrap" is essential to give the neck sufficient strength to cope with being cut to fit into the box and being notched to accommodate electric pickups. It's a simple process, but as the neck is at the heart of every guitar, it's really important to get the basics right if you are to have a chance of making a good, playable and durable instrument.
Of course there are other ways of doing it: this is my approach and has stood me in good stead over the past few years.
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John, I am very happy to watch your thorough tutorials on building. After watching tons of CBG vids (no names mentioned) I finally found what gives me step be step instructions. Thank you.
It's pretty reassuring watching this to know I'm doing most things right, even after a few years of building, but I still like getting tips. The veneer pins idea is a good one, I'll be using that next time.
Thank you brother! Your videos are a MUST watch for us folks just starting out building. Thank you so much for posting these! You have answered so many questions I didn't even know I had. Thanks again!
Excellent work John. You did an excellent instructional video on this and I really appreciate your detail. Thanks a million. I will have to check out some of your other videos because when I am able I want to make one of these CBGs.
I enjoy your videos which are very helpful. I have just made my first guitar and chose to angle the sides of the back strap so that it is narrower on the base than at the neck piece. The idea being that it will be easier to open the box than if the sides had been vertical. I am making this for my son's Xmas present so I'm being somewhat particular and probably won't bother for future builds
That's good to make that extra support. I've seen guys make em without that and I think it makes for a weak neck! Nice work!☺
The wee bit is 3/13". Or, the height of, 3, American
beautiful work bud
Yeah, mine snapped at the neck joint, and I gave it about an inch and a half. Will teach me to insert the frets before gluing the body section. I’m a bit heavy handed.
Helpful video. Thank you. I used to feel the same way about those speed clamps. I recently got a pair that are made in Germany. I can't remember the name on them. They were on clearance somewhere. These things look basically the same but heavier made and they generate way more force than my others. I can literally put one clamp on a single post and support a 12 foot 2x10 at midpoint with the clamping force they have..... Went and looked. Megaton clamps. 900lbs clamping force. They are awesome. Has to be more good ones out there. Cheers
Great tips. I also swear on titebond original. I’ve been doing high end custom carpentry for 40+ yrs, and an established guitarist/ enthusiiest but new to guitar building. Most cabinet makers and luthiers use titebond blue top. Never liked the yellow glue line it always leaves. And it’s not waterproof. It does come apart more easily w heat gun. I could see how that would be handy for repairs, modifications.... but for strength and invisibility you can not beat original formula. It has performed and Is time tested.
Your videos and presentation are first class. Thank you for sharing your expertise in such a simple manner. You are a natural teacher. I like the way you cut down the headstock area and I am wondering what thickness the headstock finishes past the nut and could you give me an idea of the radius you put on the transition between the neck and the headstock. I'm thinking it might be OK to use my router table for that part of the process. It also looks like you don't add any laminations to the back of the headstock.
Im just building my first box guitar and this is exactly the kind of information i need ... thank you . Just a question ... can i make my neck from pine ? Due to lockdown all the timber yards a closed ..all i have knocking around my workshop is pine ,
Hi CBJ, I am enjoying your video. Very good info.
Forget the pins. Sprinkle a small amount of salt into the glue. The salt will desolve and the pieces will not skate around. It's a very old woodworkers trick. Won't effect glue or joint.
Now i get it
So, get the neck to size then glue, or glue and run through the table saw again?
Good video but I was tought to never use a hammer on a machine table. The overlap is way to short and there are other clamps that are even better.
super
So, a 30" neck will do? Or another chunk of wood to make a "Scarf joint " tuner?