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fabien · November 24th, 2003, 12:35 PM

Hi all,

I swapped the neck of a Squier Tele with a nice AllParts vintage (and reliced) neck but the neck pocket is a tad too deep for this neck, about 1.6mm difference.
I temporarilly shimmed the neck with a piece of compact cardboard of about 1mm and it's already much better.
Now should I use a piece of wood instead of cardboard?
And what kind of wood should I use? Hard or soft?

Fabien

esquire_player52 · November 24th, 2003, 02:12 PM

i don't see what difference wood would be from cardboard except that maybe over the years it'll be compacted and you'll need to shim it more.

Kevin · November 24th, 2003, 04:21 PM

If you use a piece of tapered wood, you can maintain wood-to-wood contact.

Personally, I've used purpsose-made plastic shims, business cards, wood, screen-door mesh, and sandpaper over the years. I've never heard a bit of difference in the tone.

RhytmEarl · November 24th, 2003, 06:32 PM

I use tinfoil. You can double it up to almost any thickness, and you can fold it so it tapers from thick to thin if you only want to shim the back (or front) of the pocket. It's easily available and easy to work with and cheap. The only tools you might need is a pair of scissors.

fabien · November 25th, 2003, 05:40 AM

Thanks all.
I guess I'll keep my cardboard shim. I might just make it a bit thicker.

Fabien

FraKo · November 28th, 2003, 05:27 AM

we've been discussig several options here

http://www.tdpri.com/viewtopic.php?t=10061&highlight=

Scotland · November 28th, 2003, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin

If you use a piece of tapered wood, you can maintain wood-to-wood contact.

Personally, I've used purpsose-made plastic shims, business cards, wood, screen-door mesh, and sandpaper over the years. I've never heard a bit of difference in the tone.

Me too, I've found a store card or credit card worked well for me.

November 24th, 2003, 12:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
fabien Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Dordrecht, The Netherlands Age: 50 Posts: 146	Need to raise the neck... with what? Hi all, I swapped the neck of a Squier Tele with a nice AllParts vintage (and reliced) neck but the neck pocket is a tad too deep for this neck, about 1.6mm difference. I temporarilly shimmed the neck with a piece of compact cardboard of about 1mm and it's already much better. Now should I use a piece of wood instead of cardboard? And what kind of wood should I use? Hard or soft? Fabien

November 24th, 2003, 02:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
esquire_player52 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 482	i don't see what difference wood would be from cardboard except that maybe over the years it'll be compacted and you'll need to shim it more. __________________ let's let love give what it gives

November 24th, 2003, 06:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
RhytmEarl TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Posts: 16 3 Photos	Re: Need to raise the neck... with what? I use tinfoil. You can double it up to almost any thickness, and you can fold it so it tapers from thick to thin if you only want to shim the back (or front) of the pocket. It's easily available and easy to work with and cheap. The only tools you might need is a pair of scissors.

November 28th, 2003, 05:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
FraKo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milan, Italy Posts: 1,356	try this thread we've been discussig several options here http://www.tdpri.com/viewtopic.php?t=10061&highlight= __________________ FraKo-the-gnome 1/2 Member of the Double Bound Telecaster Owners Club

November 24th, 2003, 04:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kevin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 2,967	If you use a piece of tapered wood, you can maintain wood-to-wood contact. Personally, I've used purpsose-made plastic shims, business cards, wood, screen-door mesh, and sandpaper over the years. I've never heard a bit of difference in the tone.

November 25th, 2003, 05:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
fabien Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Dordrecht, The Netherlands Age: 50 Posts: 146	Thanks all. I guess I'll keep my cardboard shim. I might just make it a bit thicker. Fabien

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