Reshape a neck?

[Silly Moustache]

Yes, I have. the first one was on a 00 guitar built for me by a local luthier, commisioned for my 50th birthday by my wife.

I had another luthier take down the very bulky profile - it was a risk, but we knew it was a Martin neckstock so noharm came of it.

The more recent was a Collings! I loved the guitar but the profile was very deep, deeper than same design others.

Collings sorted it out for me.

Great customer service, and they have now changed the details on their website.

[slooky]

thanks for all replys,, great to hear it can be done

[mirwa]

Originally Posted by Mbroady

Just curious, does it always mean taking the neck off.

Nope, as others mentioned, merely convenience.

On another note: I also use spoke shaves when reshaping a neck, its whatever tool feels comfortable to you

Steve

[Neil K Walk]

I’ve only carved two necks from blanks I made myself so I do t consider myself an expert in anything other than to say that it’s probably my favorite part of building. It all depends on how much you want to take off and how hard the wood is. Generally, you want to just pull out the big stuff if you want to take off a lot of material and even then it’s best to proceed slowly and cautiously. If it’s rock maple then a really sharp spokeshave is your tool. If it’s mahogany, a loop of sandpaper cut open and used bootstrap style is really all you need. If you need to take more off then use a real, then a file then gradually finer grades of sandpaper until it’s all smooth. Then refinish it and sand, sand, sand until it’s smooth. If you want to use a spokeshave I just suggest you sharpen it and get familiar with how to use it on a piece of scrap wood.