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Old 03-11-2015, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Aubade Acoustics View Post
It looks like an interesting project for sure. I wonder what you will do in the void in the neck area and headstock area? Truss rod? I would think the fretboard needs to be glued to a solid piece of wood if it going to be standard thickness which is generally 1/4 inch or less. Will you install a neck block to help keep string tension from causing movement? I am watching in curiosity. Mike
I have a 5mm carbon fiber rod to have a linear opposing force to the string tention, this way the soundboard can also be thinner.



I`m not 100% sure this is the solution because its round and it can bent, i might get a square tube instead and it will go throught the entire neck, all the way to where a guitar heel would be, behind the bridge.

Also, this will be a nylon stringed instrument, so the tension is a bit less.
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