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Old 06-03-2019, 12:59 PM
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Beneteau uses a bolt on ssytem, but glues the FB extension.

Furch, Taylor and Bourgeois are 3 that have no glue used in the neck or FB extension joint and are true bolt ons
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Old 06-03-2019, 03:03 PM
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Beneteau uses a bolt on ssytem, but glues the FB extension.

Furch, Taylor and Bourgeois are 3 that have no glue used in the neck or FB extension joint and are true bolt ons
I have a Bourgeois. The Taylor seems to be the best I have heard of so far.
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Old 06-03-2019, 03:18 PM
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I know that Fender doesn't really make acoustic guitars, but they did produce some instruments without pickups that have bolt-on necks.
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Old 06-03-2019, 08:24 PM
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I have a Bourgeois. The Taylor seems to be the best I have heard of so far.
in terms of effort and time to change the neck angle, for sure Taylor. I believe bourgeois and Furch will still require the neck joint to be cut somewhat.

I can do an NT neck swap in less than 5 minutes. It really is simple yet genius. I don't believe anyone else has such a non invasive procedure, do they?
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Old 06-03-2019, 08:28 PM
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in terms of effort and time to change the neck angle, for sure Taylor. I believe bourgeois and Furch will still require the neck joint to be cut somewhat.

I can do an NT neck swap in less than 5 minutes. It really is simple yet genius. I don't believe anyone else has such a non invasive procedure, do they?
Yes, the Bourgeois would still need some woodwork on the heel. I don't know of any system comparable in terms of convenience to that of Taylor, at least if the neck has a heel.
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Old 06-03-2019, 09:47 PM
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Martin 16 series including the OMJM.
OK, here's the followup, as promised, from someone who knows a lot about Martin guitars. I hope he doesn't mind me quoting him:

"The 16 Series, and all other similar Series, are either Simple Dovetails after 2012 or M/T prior. Mexican-made Martins still use the M/T neck joints. The M/T necks have a bolt and glue. The Simple Dovetail necks use glue only. None of them would be considered bolt-on in the context which you are asking."
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Old 06-04-2019, 12:08 AM
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Don't forget about Yamamoto guitars.
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Old 06-04-2019, 10:52 AM
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You can delete the question mark behind Goodall.
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Old 06-04-2019, 12:56 PM
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Don't forget about Yamamoto guitars.
Can you tell me anything about that neck joint? I couldn't find much in a Google search, except it is the specs of one I found for sale.
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Old 06-04-2019, 05:05 PM
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OK, here's the followup, as promised, from someone who knows a lot about Martin guitars. I hope he doesn't mind me quoting him:

"The 16 Series, and all other similar Series, are either Simple Dovetails after 2012 or M/T prior. Mexican-made Martins still use the M/T neck joints. The M/T necks have a bolt and glue. The Simple Dovetail necks use glue only. None of them would be considered bolt-on in the context which you are asking."
I agree.......Simple Dovetails are now used on 16, 17 series and the newer OMJM.

Regarding the M/T........Yes you are right, I think the bolt is used to hold the 2 pieces together while the glue dries. Some companies like Martin don't bother removing it because of the additional cost. So you are right it is not a true Bolt on neck.

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Old 06-04-2019, 07:15 PM
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Babicz Guitars have what they call a continually adjustable neck. Which is bolted on.

http://fullcontacthardware.com/babic...djustable-neck

Brunner Guitars B-compact series are bolt on necks and you can have different necks for one body.

http://brunner-guitars.com/en/multi-neck/

Voyage-Air guitars I don’t know if you would call it bolted on but the hinge is held on by screws and you can completely remove the neck.
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Old 06-04-2019, 08:19 PM
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Framus also built acoustic guitars with bolt-on necks.
Fender and Framus both go back to the seventies with their bolt-on necks, that predates most of the others on the list.
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Old 06-04-2019, 08:29 PM
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I'm thinking that I should have titled the thread "non-glued" rather than "bolt on", because there are quite a few designs in which deterioration in the guitar's geometry can be compensated fairly easily. One I thought of last night is the Steinberger Martins, and didn't some early American guitars have a key-adjustable neck?
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Old 06-04-2019, 08:52 PM
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I'm thinking that I should have titled the thread "non-glued" rather than "bolt on", because there are quite a few designs in which deterioration in the guitar's geometry can be compensated fairly easily. One I thought of last night is the Steinberger Martins, and didn't some early American guitars have a key-adjustable neck?
That would be Stauffer, but I don't believe he was American.
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You’d probably have an easier time compiling a list of people still using glued joints.
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