odd question. gluing a neck.

tdu · March 13th, 2008, 09:14 PM

I bought a cheapy project guitar last week. There is a thread on it here: http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-c...-surprise.html

I was curious if there is any benefit to gluing a bolt on neck joint? It's a cheap guitar so I am just playing around with it. Excuse my lack of tech knowledge on the matter.

Thanks

tdu · March 14th, 2008, 08:14 AM

ANy input? I can't seem to find much info around about this. Maybe because it's a stupid idea, I don't know lol.

eryque · March 14th, 2008, 08:17 AM

I don't think there's any advantage to gluing in a bolt-on neck. If the wood screws keep the neck from moving, then the glue isn't needed. If the neck shifts with the wood screws in place, then gluing isn't the right fix.

I think it's telling that most high-end acoustic makers are now bolting in the necks instead of using the traditional dovetail joint.

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eryque Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: albany, ny [not chicago] Posts: 6,763 44 Photos	I don't think there's any advantage to gluing in a bolt-on neck. If the wood screws keep the neck from moving, then the glue isn't needed. If the neck shifts with the wood screws in place, then gluing isn't the right fix. I think it's telling that most high-end acoustic makers are now bolting in the necks instead of using the traditional dovetail joint. __________________ my blog: eryque.blogspot.com Updated 10.27.07 Subscribe_____________________