How to Measure Neck Radius?

dickson · July 29th, 2005, 09:51 AM

Thanks to this site, I know the differences in neck radiuses. Now I would be interested to find out what my guitar necks radius' are.....How do I go about measuring this at home

Thanks! Dickson

0le FUZZY · July 29th, 2005, 10:09 AM

Stew Mac sold me these years ago:

They also haff the slotted wons fer strings-on checks.

Radius Gauges

I like the old style bess (of course).

There are also these ching-a-derios fer checkin the back side but I ain't never used em.

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Long_Ghost · July 29th, 2005, 10:10 AM

You would use a template . Pretty sure you could make one with a compass, a ruler, and a piece of posterboard.

TG · July 29th, 2005, 10:21 AM

The easiest and cheapest way to do it is to get a piece of thin cardboard/thick paper and make some guages. Tie a string onto a pencil and draw a few arcs beside each other. One with the string held at 7.25", another at 9.5" and another at 12" (the most common radiuses). Cut along the arcs and then cut them out so you have like 3 credit card size pieces with an arc making up one side of each card.
Then you just see which one fits the curve of your fretboard. If none fit you'll be able to estimate from them.

Bender · July 29th, 2005, 10:21 AM

Get 'em here:

http://www.pickguardian.com/pickguar...s%20Gauges.pdf

July 29th, 2005, 09:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
dickson TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 37	How to Measure Neck Radius? Thanks to this site, I know the differences in neck radiuses. Now I would be interested to find out what my guitar necks radius' are.....How do I go about measuring this at home Thanks! Dickson

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Bender Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 236	Instant Radius Gauge Get 'em here: http://www.pickguardian.com/pickguar...s%20Gauges.pdf __________________ I'm rustin' in Tustin.

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0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 10,001 6 Photos	Stew Mac sold me these years ago: They also haff the slotted wons fer strings-on checks. Radius Gauges I like the old style bess (of course). There are also these ching-a-derios fer checkin the back side but I ain't never used em. Please visit my page

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Long_Ghost Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Texas Hillcountry Age: 59 Posts: 181 2 Photos	You would use a template . Pretty sure you could make one with a compass, a ruler, and a piece of posterboard.

July 29th, 2005, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
TG Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Beside a bog in the west of Ireland Age: 46 Posts: 4,427 7 Photos	The easiest and cheapest way to do it is to get a piece of thin cardboard/thick paper and make some guages. Tie a string onto a pencil and draw a few arcs beside each other. One with the string held at 7.25", another at 9.5" and another at 12" (the most common radiuses). Cut along the arcs and then cut them out so you have like 3 credit card size pieces with an arc making up one side of each card. Then you just see which one fits the curve of your fretboard. If none fit you'll be able to estimate from them.