TOONE & TOWNSEND - Neck Core

[TapyTap]

Does anyone have any experience with this aircraft grade aluminum neck core? I'd love to do away with truss rods...

[Musiclogic]

Probably creates a pretty rigid platform, but not adjustable, thus it's a 1 size fits all concept.

[pilotjones]

A solution in search of a problem.

[mbelue]

This is not suitable for a traditional platform. As stated above the lack of adjustment Is very limiting. Rick Toone's designs seem very dependant on hyper-adjustable bridges and headpieces. Of course his tuning system is a work of art.

[T-Bird]

Hi.

I haven't dug into his work too much, but from the engineering wievpoint, using a half-round solid TR is actually worse than the regular T in all regards.

There's probably a reason why they use it, that neck for example looks a lot like a nylon/gut string acoustic guitar neck. Those are traditionally done with solid TR's.

Regards
Sam

[roberthabraken]

Originally Posted by pilotjones

A solution in search of a problem.

lol

[TapyTap]

Originally Posted by mbelue

This is not suitable for a traditional platform.

Would you please define traditional? While I think I understand what you are saying here, I don't want to assume.

[fuNKmaster83]

depends on how far back you want to got in tradition... there where T rods, U rods and square rods... even normal bars where used to stiffen the necks of old instruments... all none adjustable... then there's the more modern tradition of 1900 with the "traditional" truss rod

[colcifer]

Originally Posted by mbelue

This is not suitable for a traditional platform. As stated above the lack of adjustment Is very limiting. Rick Toone's designs seem very dependant on hyper-adjustable bridges and headpieces. Of course his tuning system is a work of art.

Looks that way: