Monday, March 24, 2008

Fun Making a Concert Nylon Neck

I've had a great time over the last few days making the neck for Fred's Italian Spruce and Brazilian Rosewood Concert Nylon. Fred chose a slightly short scale of 640mm. So far I've roughly shaped the neck and will be fine-tuning it's precise shape tomorrow. With a slim neck profile this is going to play like a dream. Compared to steel strings, nylon strings have far less tension on them. I select relatively lightweight mahogany for the necks of my Concert Nylon guitars. I include a truss rod for adjustability in the setup more than for reinforcement. Note the very high soundhole in this design, as well as the very high waist. My design goal here is to keep the relative locations of the bridge, the soundhole, and the waist of the guitar the same as they would be on a classical 12-fret guitar, while still gaining an extra 2 frets of access on the neck. Can't wait to play it!

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