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Fat Freddy's Special K

#124
Unfortunately, technical discussions among engineers frequently end with quotations from Monty Python. We can't help it. Our obsessive mental concentration with details reveals contradictions, which devolves into silliness. Most engineers have a really good sense of humor. To each other. Non-engineers think they are silly.
 
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#128
Fat Freddy said:
I said FARCE.....not argument....

Arguments are down the hall....:rolleyes:
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The room just before it gives everyone matching jackets. :thumbsup:



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#130
Getting ready to shape the neck. I had @Fat Freddy use a pin template to measure the profile of the Maruszczyk neck at the 1st and 12th frets (I had meant to do this when I was working on it but forgot) As you can see it's got an assymetrical profile which makes figuring out the facets interesting

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I decided to put the 2.5 deg neck angle into the floor of the neck pocket rather than the neck so as to avoid problems with the Bruce Bars.
 
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#131
Jon Clegg said:
Getting ready to shape the neck. I had @Fat Freddy use a pin template to measure the profile of the Maruszczyk neck at the 1st and 12th frets (I had meant to do this when I was working on it but forgot) As you can see it's got an assymetrical profile which makes figuring out the facets interesting

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I decided to put the 2.5 deg neck angle into the floor of the neck pocket rather than the neck so as to avoid problems with the Bruce Bars.
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Yep!......Absolutely!.....Wot???......:cautious:
 
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#132
Jon Clegg said:
Getting ready to shape the neck. I had @Fat Freddy use a pin template to measure the profile of the Maruszczyk neck at the 1st and 12th frets (I had meant to do this when I was working on it but forgot) As you can see it's got an assymetrical profile which makes figuring out the facets interesting

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I decided to put the 2.5 deg neck angle into the floor of the neck pocket rather than the neck so as to avoid problems with the Bruce Bars.
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Watching an learning! Thanks for sharing
 
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#133
I typically draw up 7 facets to shape a neck and usually end up cutting 5. The last 2 usually start to feel like diminishing returns. the first set of 3 will look like this and will establish much of the shape of the neck:
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I'll mark these points on the blank at the 1st and 12th frets and draw lines between the corresponding vertices on the neck to start establishing the shape.
 
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#134
Jon Clegg said:
I typically draw up 7 facets to shape a neck and usually end up cutting 5. The last 2 usually start to feel like diminishing returns. the first set of 3 will look like this and will establish much of the shape of the neck:
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I'll mark these points on the blank at the 1st and 12th frets and draw lines between the corresponding vertices on the neck to start establishing the shape.
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Ok....the fog lifts....
Thanks Jon...:thumbsup:
 

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