Members Space coyote Posted October 15, 2012 Members Share Posted October 15, 2012 anyone out there tried changing the profile of a neck?? I have an old LP copy that I'm refinishing, it has the typical LP C profile, I want to flatten the back slightly to make it a little thinner, more of a D shape I guess. Any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Canadian Jeff Posted October 16, 2012 Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 Use a long block and work from heel to headstock in long strokes. If you just use short strokes you'll end up with dips and peaks, which sucks. I'd also suggest marking the neck with a pencil (scribble all over the mofo) so you can see where you're taking off wood. I made a neck from scratch last summer and it wasn't really hard at all to get the carve right. I just took my time and checked my work often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bubkus_jones Posted October 16, 2012 Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 Originally Posted by Randy G but I shaved it 20 times and it was still too thin!!!! Dude, you must have been shaving backwards. Reverse your blade and you'll be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Space coyote Posted October 16, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 Originally Posted by Canadian Jeff Use a long block and work from heel to headstock in long strokes. If you just use short strokes you'll end up with dips and peaks, which sucks. I'd also suggest marking the neck with a pencil (scribble all over the mofo) so you can see where you're taking off wood. I made a neck from scratch last summer and it wasn't really hard at all to get the carve right. I just took my time and checked my work often. Thanks, this is actually very helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SlickBack Posted October 16, 2012 Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 I reshaped a Warmouth neck. It was too fat for my hand. Did the whole thing by eye. It's kind of asymetrical. Frankly wish I hadn't done it. I thought I liked it then after about a year I got tendinitis in my fretting hand. I don't play that guitar anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Canadian Jeff Posted October 16, 2012 Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 Originally Posted by Space coyote Thanks, this is actually very helpful. No worries. Come back if you think of anything we can elaborate on for you and we'll try and come up with a pearl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted October 16, 2012 Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 Yes.. My warmoth 59. I used a block and made a soft V tapering of from the 1st to 5th. 120 grit took it down fast enough. then 300 grit and finished it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted October 16, 2012 Members Share Posted October 16, 2012 It's not as hard as you might think. I use a hard cork block which has the tiniest bit of give and makes for more forgiving strokes. A little off the neck can go a long way. After a bit of sanding, hold it like you are playing to see where you are at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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