Neck making 2

Neck making is continuing. I attached the head plate. Head plate material is Ebony. Then, the head outline cut has been done using a template for the electric trimmer.  I also drilled holes for the machine heads. I also made fingerboard. Nylon strings model has the black wood fingerboard, and the steel strings model has the Ebony fingerboard.

Neck making

     I have been working on neck making. My neck is made from Spanish Ceder using three piece laminated configuration. Also, I have been using V-joint technique between neck and the neck head. I like this method, because I am able to minimize material loss. Most of leftovers from the neck making go to blocks for the body making.
     My neck head for Nylon model has square slots. To make square slots, I cut the slots first, and then glue together to make the head. Then, I cut V-joint mortises. After precise fitting work for the neck head V-joint, Neck head and the neck body are glued. This method takes a lot of fitting works; however, it makes pretty beautiful neck. Also, V-joint is very strong. V-joint neck is stronger than 1-piece neck for sure.
     Neck requires couple of weeks to stabilize from the gluing work. So, I back to the body making next week. After, I complete the body making, I will shape the neck.

Closing box

SSJ and Jazz nylon bodies were closed. Both models showed very nice tap tone as usual. Jazz nylon model showed a little bit tight tap tone. May be this result was due to the beveled armrest that made the sound board surface a little bit smaller. However, this additional feature improves the play-ability a lot. Also, a little bit tight tone is beneficial for the electrical pick-setting for reducing the feedback related oscillation issues. So, I am very happy with this results. Beveled armrest for the Jazz nylon model is useful for the standing play position that requires for stage performance. So the beveled armrest with the best tonal setting for the electrical pick-up system is the best setting.