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Dovetail shim and trim techniques
Hi everybody - can you help me get better at adjusting a dovetail neck joint? I've struggled to know where to remove or add wood with the dovetails.
In my case, the neck is setting in at a bit of an angle to the center line, with the headstock leaning to the right. This means that if I went as is I'd have to put bridge on a few millimeters off the center line to the left. I don't want to do that if I don't have to!!!! Any help would be excellent! Thanks. Sam |
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If you want to move the centerline to the left you have to floss the left side of the heel, go slowly it won't take much to move it.
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It seems like if I removed wood from the cheek of the left side of the neck, that would make the centerline of headstock move left and the bridge to move to the right? I guess I need more clarification. Sorry! Sam |
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What you will be flossing is the "shoulder" . The "cheeks" are the sides of the dovetail which make contact with the mortise internally. |
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Sam |
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That IS the deal. Just like learning music, it's all about the practice. Fret work, neck setting, setup and finishing are among the operations that novice guitar makers may not have done before, and they are important to ultimate success. "Beginner's luck" can sometimes obscure the need for the practice.
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Murray you are using the term incorrectly, the cheeks make contact with the socket or dovetail socket not mortise.
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Divots in my fingers Music in my head I wonder what would be If I chose car racing instead. Jim Schofield |
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Touché ... mea culpa ...
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The AGF, often a lesson. Tonight I learned what "mea culpa" means.
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Divots in my fingers Music in my head I wonder what would be If I chose car racing instead. Jim Schofield |
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And thanks Jim because now I'm really confused and its youa culpa....actually I think I still understand. Sam |