who here can build a neck for me????

i know what i want, but i don't have the skills. tools, or time.

i know there are some very talented craftsmen here.

any recommendations?

thanks, and good weekend.
mj

http://www.warmoth.com/Pages/GuitarNecks.aspx
http://www.usacustomguitars.com/#

http://www.warmoth.com/Pages/GuitarNecks.aspx
http://www.usacustomguitars.com/#

+1 Ya - you can't beat those guys in quality or value - unless you want something really unique or special.

Hands down, one of the best necks I've played was just like this one:

http://www.warmoth.com/Showcase/ShowcaseNeck.aspx?Body=1&Shape=4&Type=4&Paint=0&Path=Tele,Vintage%20Modern,Unfinished&nWood=1&backCont=13&i=vmt3460

i know what i want, but i don't have the skills. tools, or time.

i know there are some very talented craftsmen here.

any recommendations?

thanks, and good weekend.
mj

Unfortunately that question is potentially problematic as far as the forum rules go. IMO you're best to do your own research on this and pm the person you think can best do the job.

Use the search function for neck threads or look at the contest contestants. Everybody there had to make a neck. Non vendor status means promoting your skills to make money is a no- no.

Use the search function for neck threads or look at the contest contestants. Everybody there had to make a neck. Non vendor status means promoting your skills to make money is a no- no.

Some guys get around that by starting "build" thread :wink:

Some guys get around that by starting "build" thread :wink:

You think ? ....nah...... :-)

So, responding to the OP's question by PM would be considered promoting yourself on the forum to make money? I have to admit, that is counter intuitive to me:confused:

Nope, pm is fine. Self promotion on open forum isn't. At least, that's my understanding of it.

any recommendations?
Yes, post on the Vendor forum LINK (http://www.tdpri.com/forum/vendor-forum/), not here :wink:

So, responding to the OP's question by PM would be considered promoting yourself on the forum to make money? I have to admit, that is counter intuitive to me:confused:

That is what I thought too.

Anybody here willing to recommend somebody else from the forum to her? That isn't self-promotion, and from that point on can be a private PM transaction. She can contact said craftsman, and if he/she is interested, go on from there.

But Mojotron's recommendation above for somebody like Warmouth, unless there is a really unique or special need, is the best, most cost-effective way to get a new neck.

my apologies to tdpri if i've trespassed any policies or routed any protocols.

i've been happy with warmoth necks in the past, and still use one on my strat...

what i want for my tele is
a "boat-neck" contour with rounded transition from shoulder to fretboard

a 6.75" radius and a "snake head" headstock with a straight string pull over the nut from the bridge saddles to the machine heads....

the guys at warmoth and usagc were very cool but declined the job...something about a "cnc" machine ;~)

a fellow in chicago quoted me about $2200 a couple of years ago, but said it would take a year and he couldn't guarantee that the string pull would be straight from bridge saddle to machine head...

that seemed like a fairly simple part of the task, imho; just a straight edge from the string saddle to the medial side of the post, no?

anyway, thanks for the input and have a great sunday!
mj

Everything seems simple it you are not doing it yourself... it could be done but for guys building necks for other people there is not enough money in a neck with those requests. $2200 seems silly to me and was probably a figure they thought that you would pass on so they didn't have to fool with it.

I don't know of anyone set up to do 6.75" radius... and I have never played a guitar with a 6.75" radius. I am not saying it can't be done but you can buy a 7.25" radius block from Stewmac for $15... I suppose you could take a 7.25" radius and make it a little rounder but that might not be exact.

A standard 6 on a side headstock is mostly straight pull except fot the low E.

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/attachments/2012-tdpri-tele-build-challenge/127400d1336894591-mike-simpsons-2012-challenge-build-thread-compled-2012-tdpri-brass-nut4-jpg

A snake head traditional design is not. I suppose it would have to be wider near the nut and the top could be more pointed to achieve a straight pull.

http://www.themusiczoo.com/images/6-24-10/Fender_Custom_Shop_Limited_Snake_Head_Telecaster_S H40_c.jpg

my apologies to tdpri if i've trespassed any policies or routed any protocols.

i've been happy with warmoth necks in the past, and still use one on my strat...

what i want for my tele is
a "boat-neck" contour with rounded transition from shoulder to fretboard

a 6.75" radius and a "snake head" headstock with a straight string pull over the nut from the bridge saddles to the machine heads....

the guys at warmoth and usagc were very cool but declined the job...something about a "cnc" machine ;~)

a fellow in chicago quoted me about $2200 a couple of years ago, but said it would take a year and he couldn't guarantee that the string pull would be straight from bridge saddle to machine head...

that seemed like a fairly simple part of the task, imho; just a straight edge from the string saddle to the medial side of the post, no?

anyway, thanks for the input and have a great sunday!
mj

It sounds like you are asking for a unique design that combines a lot of standard elements from different types of necks. That would mean:

Drawing or modifying an existing CAD drawing and generating the unique machine language before stopping regular production and setting up for one neck. They probably would end up sending it out to some smaller shop for that. They are in a business with overhead and probably charge something like 100 dollars an hour for this service.

As anybody can attest who has produced a neck on a CNC, the prep work, takes a while...it's not just pushing a button.

If you don't get a response from this forum that works for you, you may want to go to officialluthiersforum.com and ask the question in the CNC section there. There are guys who can do this sort of thing probably for a more realistic price, but still not as cheap like you had hoped.

The tuners size and size of the peghead would determine the placement of the holes.... you may not be able to get them perfectly straight unless you deviated from what we call a snake head. a flying V would be able to be straighter I would think.

you may not be able to get them perfectly straight unless you deviated from what we call a snake head. a flying V would be able to be straighter I would think.

Even then each side of the tuner positions would have to be offset in order to achieve a truly straight pull.

If you didn't mind using tuners like this, you could have a straight string pull with the snakehead.

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Tuners/Guitar,_solid_peghead_tuners/Steinberger_Gearless_Tuners.html

http://www.stewmac.com/product_images/1lg/5460/Steinberger_Gearless_Tuners_sm.jpg

That does sound like a really interesting neck - I love that idea. I think for who ever does this for you what might be faster/cheaper is to not do it with a CNC machine - rather 1) just lay out a different headstock by hand (should not take that long), 2) make a jig or sanding block (or both) for the radius (take a little longer but not a lot)... and the rest of the neck would be pretty standard with some care taken to do the back shaping - maybe an extra hour there... From the armchair, I don't think is should be that big of a challenge/expense, but I see why you are asking around here - you will find someone here to do it.

dlr, those machine heads actually look ok to me....

my thanks to those of you who have replied to my little query;

as always, the members here make a genuine effort to help each other out with input

and i always appreciate that.......i guess that's why we all enjoy our time here on tdpri.

i've had a couple of necks made with the 6.75" radius and find it to be very comfortable.

even though i do a lot of bending, it seems to not go beyond a whole step....

the snake head design seems to be a sticking point for some of the builders with whom

i've discussed this little endeavor, and i suspect that is because they are using blanks

with the typical fender headstock already shaped....

i do intend to follow through with this project and will post pics in the near eventually.

do let me know if anyone has any other thoughts.

good sunday to all.
mj

Sounds like a job for colt knight or scatter lee!

There was a guy that posted here that made a lot of necks but I can't remember his screen name.
Anyone remember who I am trying to think of?

There was a guy that posted here that made a lot of necks but I can't remember his screen name.
Anyone remember who I am trying to think of?

Ya - I think that's who I was thinking of too - lives in the Chicago area and uses/used Bills back shaping Jig... Right? If it's who I'm thinking about he make amazing custom necks.

Heck, I think Guitarnut is the resident prolific neck maker these days.... he's got nothing to do( :-)) and he's got a fancy radius maker too. He can model it for you as well.
....I'd contact him .:-)

Ya - I think that's who I was thinking of too - lives in the Chicago area and uses/used Bills back shaping Jig... Right? If it's who I'm thinking about he make amazing custom necks.

Now I remember - joe desperado! He's done some impressive work!

Bill - a.k.a. Canadianbreed also does amazing work too.

All of the references in the other posts are great recommendations too.

Now I remember - joe desperado! He's done some impressive work!

Bill - a.k.a. Canadianbreed also does amazing work too.

All of the references in the other posts are great recommendations too.

Thanks,
It was joe desperado I was trying to think of.

Yes, both of them do great work as well as many others here.

Nope, pm is fine. Self promotion on open forum isn't. At least, that's my understanding of it.

The OP can really get great results doing a Google on the topic, err, I mean Yahoo.:mrgreen:

Anyway, another vote for Warmoth.

Haven't seen him lately... but, Joe was a neck-makin'-machine! Seem to remember that he made necks for quite a few other members...

If you were willing to drop the snakehead and 6.75 radius requirements, it would be more or less an off the shelf item from warmoth or USACG. If you really have your heart set on them, somebody here can probably help you out.

About those Steinberger tuners, I have read that they won't grip a very small string. If you plan on using .008s, they may not work.

Haven't seen him lately... but, Joe was a neck-makin'-machine! Seem to remember that he made necks for quite a few other members...

I was told that Joe retired to Hawaii buy another forum member.