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Originally Posted by TomB'sox
That is exactly what I did, got one of those gauges at the local hardware store for a few bucks. I did a profile at the 3rd, 5th fret I think 12th fret. Trace that onto construction paper did 3 each and sent the construction paper cutouts to the luthier and that's what they used to make the neck and it came out perfectly.
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Tom,
I took the template from my 1930 Gibson TGL-5, but the reality is that unless the body is also the same shape/size/depth etc, there will be a perceived difference in feel.
Fret size also counts, as does 12th fret width, etc.
Howard