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Post by calv on Jul 20, 2013 11:48:36 GMT
No it's not a full moon.  Hi all, i was wondering if it's ok to shave/sand about 3mm off the neck of my guitar? The neck is too chunky as it is, and it's the only thing that really gets to me about it. It's only a £300 Takamine, so it's no high end custom job, but it's all i have and i really like it.....apart from the thick neck. I just measured the neck on my daughters guitar which i love playing, the neck is the perfect size for me, yet it's just 3mm shallower on the neck. Is it ok to take that amount off my Takamine if i'm carefull? I wasn't sure if i could risk weakening the neck too much or taking it too close to the truss rods? It might not even need 3mm, i could see how it feels as i go along. Thanks. Calv. |
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Post by keithambridge on Jul 20, 2013 12:36:57 GMT
A friend of mine has a Taki and I find the neck too chunky. Why not trade it for something else? I think it takes alot of experience to get necks right and you'll only have one chance. And, shaping it attached to the body will be difficult! I wouldn't do it  |
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Post by marcus on Jul 22, 2013 5:52:46 GMT
Hi Calv,
I don't know about Takamines but I briefly owned a Santa Cruz 1929 00 with a V neck that I just couldn't bond with. I looked into having the neck shaved (contacted both SCGC and a local luthier) and was told that it was a fairly risky procedure owing to the truss rod in the neck (and that it would be very difficult to make the finished neck match the rest of the guitar as it had a sunburst finish). It was also going to be pretty expensive... Despite the fact that I really liked the tone of the guitar I ended up selling it.
That's just my experience... Takamines may be different.
Cheers, marcus
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Post by davewhite on Jul 22, 2013 7:15:16 GMT
Calv,
I think that the others have given you pretty good advice. As soon as you start messing with the neck your Tak is likely to lose any re-sale value. Taking wood from below the truss rod is risky unless you know exactly how much depth of wood you have there along the neck to start with. Also necks can feel chunky because of the shape higher up at the sides where it meets the fingerboard as much as the overall depth. Best bet would be to sell your Tak and see if you can buy a second hand guitar for the price you get that appeals to you sonically and in its playing feel.
You need to practice neck carving as the old adage "you can take some off but can't put any back" is very true. If you want to be a budding carver, the best bet is to try and get hold of some guitar wrecks with no value and practice on those.
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Post by keithambridge on Jul 22, 2013 7:43:39 GMT
Wild Violet has that rather nice looking Sigma for sale!
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Post by calv on Aug 15, 2013 22:56:45 GMT
Thank you all for the great advice, apologies for not getting back sooner, got stuck into doing up a cheapy classical and forgot i posted this.
I'll leave the Takamine alone, if i ever want to trade it in, at least it won't be messed about with.
Thanks again.
Calv.
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Post by ararat66 on Aug 17, 2013 9:04:23 GMT
... depends how thick the hairs are :-o
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