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Winter Build off 2022 Wally Maple Nut

#21
One piece maple neck with a relatively non-stiff fretboard? I'd put in stiffening rods. But if you don't want to spend the change on CF rod, you can use aluminum rods too. I often use 1/2 x 1/8" x 24" rods from the hardware store and then place them in a slot that is 1/8" wide, 1/2" deep at the heel and 3/8" deep at the nut. The rod sticks out after it's glued in and I either file it back into place, or put it in a router jig and rout it flush with the top of the neck. Regular aluminum rods like that can be worked with woodworking tools no problem. This process gives me a rod that tapers along with the front-to-back thickness of the neck - thinner rod at the nut, thicker rod at the heel. And it costs about 6 bucks for both rods compared to spendy CF. Just a little insurance to help keep things stiff. :thumbsup:
 
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RichterScale said:
Based on the knowledge I've gathered from the LC so far, I'd say that if the neck lumber was kiln dried and hasn't moved at all since carving it, there's a good chance it will remain stable and won't need CF support. It wouldn't hurt to add it, but it won't do much in the way of preventing twist, which I feel is the most likely movement you'd experience over time, if any.
Considering the FB is silver maple and a little on the softer side, relative to woods generally used, it won't offer as much stiffness and support. So, if it were me, I might add a couple CF rods for some support against string tension. Or maybe just some CF TOW and resin in the bottom of the truss channel. But nothing too crazy that makes it hard to adjust with the truss rod.
Someone like @Bruce Johnson would be able to give better advice and direction on this, than me.
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thank you
 
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Worked on the neck and peg head.
This is when I usually jack it up and have to start over.
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So, I have hit ye old comment from the wife "We are paying for a wedding this year, And you want to spend $400 on bass parts! Do you use your brain?"
Ok have everything in my Reverb cart ready.
So.... I need to get the parts cost down.
I welcome any input. I haven't drilled or routed holes or cavities yet. Because I didn't have any of the parts.
o_O
 
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#34
I'm fresh out of tuners but I could spare a bent plate bridge and a pack of frets.

Are you willing to go really low tech on the tuners and use piano tuning pegs? I have some of those. They screw into a 1/4" hole and are adjusted with a wrench. You could enlarge the holes for your choice of tuners when you can afford them.

Roughly where are you located? The inbound duty and brokerage from Canada might cost more than the parts.
 
#35
Yeah, I'd start searching Amazon for suitable replacements. I use the Guyker tuners and they seem fine, can't tell you if they have a small Gotoh style option or not, you'll need to search. But yeah, I'd head to Amazon and start digging. And I totally feel your pain, most people don't understand that there's a solid $300-400 worth of hardware/electronics involved in a build, regardless of the lumber. Good luck!
 
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2groggy said:
I'm fresh out of tuners but I could spare a bent plate bridge and a pack of frets.

Are you willing to go really low tech on the tuners and use piano tuning pegs? I have some of those. They screw into a 1/4" hole and are adjusted with a wrench. You could enlarge the holes for your choice of tuners when you can afford them.

Roughly where are you located? The inbound duty and brokerage from Canada might cost more than the parts.
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I'm in Michigan. Thank you.
 
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Level5wizard said:
So, I have hit ye old comment from the wife "We are paying for a wedding this year, And you want to spend $400 on bass parts! Do you use your brain?"
Ok have everything in my Reverb cart ready.
So.... I need to get the parts cost down.
I welcome any input. I haven't drilled or routed holes or cavities yet. Because I didn't have any of the parts.
o_O
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My input:
Get out while you still can. Marriage is not all it's cracked up to be.

Or if it's too late and you have already been married forever and you're paying for someone else's wedding (like a daughter, etc.) then tell her, "if we can't afford $400 on some bass parts to make me happy, we have no business paying for a wedding".

Then run quickly and lock yourself in the bathroom while she finds the chainsaw, and make sure you can get out the window before she reaches the door. :D
 
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Beej said:
My input:
Get out while you still can. Marriage is not all it's cracked up to be.

Or if it's too late and you have already been married forever and you're paying for someone else's wedding (like a daughter, etc.) then tell her, "if we can't afford $400 on some bass parts to make me happy, we have no business paying for a wedding".

Then run quickly and lock yourself in the bathroom while she finds the chainsaw, and make sure you can get out the window before she reaches the door. :D
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But I married up. So if I leave it would never happen again.
 
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