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Am I screwed?

Discussion in 'Luthier's Corner' started by popinfresh, Sep 22, 2005.


  1. Sep 22, 2005 #1
    popinfresh

    popinfresh

    Dec 23, 2004
    Melbourne, Aus
    I got the callipers out, and my neck measures .7" at the nut (no fretboard on it of course).
    Just wondering if i've gone too thin? I have a stewmac 'hotrod' truss that I was going to use, but i'm tipping that's going to be too big now (Needs a channel depth of 7/16 and i'm not good with inches, lol)..
    But if I just get a basic one way truss that only needs a 3/16 or so deep cut, will I be ok? Or will the hotrod just work?
    I'm having the adjusment spoke/key up the bridge end of the neck, not the headstock end.

    Thanks.

    EDIT: If my calculations are right.. I'll have around 5/16 of neck wood left behind the truss rod at the nut if i use the hotrod.
    The necks also around .9" where it starts to join the body (it's NT).
     
  5. Sep 22, 2005 #2
    dlloyd

    dlloyd zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    Apr 21, 2004
    Scotland
    Take 7/16" away from 0.7" and you end up with slightly over 1/4"
     
  10. Sep 22, 2005 #3
    Geoff St. Germaine

    Geoff St. Germaine Commercial User

    Aug 31, 2001
    Victoria, British Columbia
    My neck is .78" the whole way down (with the fretboard on). I start with the blank at .625" thick before carving. Like dlloyd said, you've got over 1/4" behind the truss rod as it is. This is a lot of wood, and you could go thinner still without any problems.
     
  14. Sep 22, 2005 #4
    popinfresh

    popinfresh

    Dec 23, 2004
    Melbourne, Aus
    Wicked. Just wanted to make sure, as it seemed to be getting pretty thin and I wasn't sure how much wood I needed behind the rod.

    Thanks guys!