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An AGF member kindly sent me a link to THIS THREAD.
See Post #19, 4th photo down depicting the edge of the neck with the extension glued in place and finished. It appears to be exactly what I had in mind. The cut even terminates in a rounded end due to the rounded cutter used to remove material and create a flat gluing surface. In general woodworking and/or architectural millwork terms, this operation would be called a 'dutchman'. Do luthiers use that term? I'm not sure widening the neck makes the best sense in terms of cost/efficiency/playability, but clearly it is an option and can render excellent results. |
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Jeez - the guitar in that illustration had wood added to repair damage, and neither the contour or width of the neck was NOT changed. And, NO, I don't think you can widen the neck on your Gurian with "excellent" results, no matter what technique you chose. I'd say the best you could hope for is a neck that might serve for an individual player, but that nobody else would want. I did one that way, with a new fingerboard, etc., and that's precisely what happened. The player liked it, but nobody in the shop did. I've seen some others that were widened, including a 1920s 000-45, and it was done very neatly, but the edges of the fingerboard were so sharp they all felt terrible to play. Last edited by Frank Ford; 10-17-2014 at 10:05 AM. |
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As for creating the potential for "no buyers", if the modification were to suit me really well (which is a crap shoot, admittedly) I'd gladly keep it til I croak and then they can bury me with it. Last edited by BothHands; 10-17-2014 at 12:17 PM. |