about 2 years ago work slowed down at my company. At the time the company was run a little different and the boss asked us if we could stay busy. After cleaning the shop and organizing it about 5 times we basically ran out of things to do. The company is one that doesn't like to give you time off even if they are slow and you haven't requested it in advance. So the question was asked, " what do we do now?" this reply put a huge grin on my face, " Just stay busy, I don't care what you do." Well I took that phrase to heart at the time and started to build a sheet metal guitar.
I finished the body and neck but then never did anything else with it until a couple of weeks ago. I just finished Bluing the metal today... these are camera phone pics so they don't give the full effect of how awesome blued metal looks.
I also picked up the wood for my fingerboard/Fretboard this weekend. I chose Bloodwood and I am cutting it down tomorrow to fit the neck. I will then use a fret saw to cut the fret grooves in for the fret wire and begin the work on that. I still have to order all of that online though.
My question is other than being easier to play chords on and move up and down the neck, why is the neck tapered from the bridge end to the head? while building this guitar I thought I had thought out all aspects of what I needed to do for this guitar except for one thing, I did not taper the neck. it is a straight 2.062 down the line. This is no problem for playing but I am wondering if it will effect the harmonics at all. I have the fret dimensions using the formula to calculate them considering the bridge length will be 31.5 to the nut vs. my Jackson Guitars which are about 25.5 to the nut.
so will the non-tapered neck effect anything other than the feel of the guitar for playing? which I don't mind btw, it will be more slightly like a classical feel then a electric.
I finished the body and neck but then never did anything else with it until a couple of weeks ago. I just finished Bluing the metal today... these are camera phone pics so they don't give the full effect of how awesome blued metal looks.
I also picked up the wood for my fingerboard/Fretboard this weekend. I chose Bloodwood and I am cutting it down tomorrow to fit the neck. I will then use a fret saw to cut the fret grooves in for the fret wire and begin the work on that. I still have to order all of that online though.
My question is other than being easier to play chords on and move up and down the neck, why is the neck tapered from the bridge end to the head? while building this guitar I thought I had thought out all aspects of what I needed to do for this guitar except for one thing, I did not taper the neck. it is a straight 2.062 down the line. This is no problem for playing but I am wondering if it will effect the harmonics at all. I have the fret dimensions using the formula to calculate them considering the bridge length will be 31.5 to the nut vs. my Jackson Guitars which are about 25.5 to the nut.
so will the non-tapered neck effect anything other than the feel of the guitar for playing? which I don't mind btw, it will be more slightly like a classical feel then a electric.
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