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| Author: | Wade Sylvester [ Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:14 am ] |
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I am making a laminate neck out of Bocote and was wondering first, if there are reasons why you should not use hardwood (rosewood like) for an acoustic neck, and second, what should I expect for differences in tone or response etc. if any? Thanks, Wade |
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Sat Oct 07, 2006 3:21 am ] |
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Wade, People have used EIR, walnut, sapele, maple and even oak for necks. The downside is additional weight. An upside might be greater sustain. |
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| Author: | Dave Rector [ Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:15 am ] |
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Carlton pretty much summed it up. |
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| Author: | Colin S [ Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:42 am ] |
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If you don't mind a heavy guitar just about any wood (with the right grain) will do the job. My latest guitar has an English Cherry (Prunus avens) neck and I absolutely love it. I was turned onto it as a neck wood by Russell who has a lot of experience with it. Fruit wood necks are traditional on early instruments. Colin |
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| Author: | Serge Poirier [ Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:55 am ] |
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Wade, Carlton IS right, it added a lot of weight to my neck when i laminated purple heart and some other wood but i think it helped a lot for sustain and transfer of sound. The only way i worked with it was to thin that neck down as much as i could to reduce the overall weight of the whole guitar, it has a normal(so to speak) weight now. Serge P.S. great website you have BTW! 
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| Author: | Wade Sylvester [ Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:21 am ] |
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Thanks guys! That’s just the info I was looking for. I hope to keep the weight issue down with a single, compression truss rod and some lighter tuners. That seemed to work with my last build. I just liked the look and color match of the Bocote with the back and sides I have planned for the next build. Wade |
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