Sp8ctre and RVA's Guitar Adventure

Sp8ctre said:
It has to be rosewood or it will ruin the whole reason I bought the guitar...

Solid Rosewood Telecaster in the vein of the George Harrison model...
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Watching this thread with great interest.
I seriously considered buying this guitar when advertised but posting to Australia was the killer.
With enough lateral thinking and effort everything can be fixed.
Please stick with the original plan, sometimes the things most worthwhile require extra effort.
Good luck with it!!!
 
gasket said:
Watching this thread with great interest.
I seriously considered buying this guitar when advertised but posting to Australia was the killer.
With enough lateral thinking and effort everything can be fixed.
Please stick with the original plan, sometimes the things most worthwhile require extra effort.
Good luck with it!!!
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Thank you. I intend on doing everything I can to make this neck superbly playable. A contingency plan does tend to ease the pressure though!
 
RVA said:
I think that maybe the truss rod was not set right when it was made, or the below opinion that I found online
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https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/truss-rod-tight-and-neck-still-has-bow.822383/
I find this a lot in vintage style rosewood necks ,particularly Mexican. There is nothing you can do about it if the rod is already straight (the problem I see all the time) It is caused by the filler wood pressed over the rod in the channel under the fingerboard not being pressed home .This allows the rod to go totally straight in the channel before it exerts enough pressure . These neck are easy to find when adjusting as the rod is always very tight even at subtle settings. These neck are (if this is your problem) irreparable but should be covered under warranty as there are a manufacturing defect and not fit for purpose.
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This whole issue highlights the advantages of a double-action truss rod. With a single-action truss rod, even if the filler wood is installed properly, it is possible that, over time, the filler could become compressed due to the pressure of the truss rod against it. Consequently, even a properly-made neck could gradually end up with a less effective truss rod function.

This becomes a non-issue with a double-action truss rod.
 
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smitty_p said:
This whole issue highlights the advantages of a double-action truss rod. With a single-action truss rod, even if the filler wood is installed properly, it is possible that, over time, the filler wood could become compressed due to pressing against the truss rod. Consequently, even a properly-made neck could have a progressively less effective truss rod.

This becomes a non-issue with a double-action truss rod.
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Point well taken. The nut on this truss rod is smooth, then stops early, so I am fairly certain it is single action.
 
Here we go

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DonP said:
Is that enough planed off? Looks like still quite a long way to go with the sanding block.
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Yes, I fear you are right. I am just giving progress photos!

Also, as you suggested, I have already re-cut the fret slots so they do not get away from me
 
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RVA said:
Here we go



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Oh my!

That looks like you'll have to remove quite a bit to get it flat.

Well...we've heard of compound radius fretboards. This will be a "compound thickness" fretboard.

Do it and claim profusely it is a technique you discovered to enhance the tone!

Post it on all the forums.

It'll become the next fad. Call it the "RVA Fretboard Profile."

Retire early and cut me in on the profits!

The NDA is in the mail!
 
smitty_p said:
Oh my!

That looks like you'll have to remove quite a bit to get it flat.

Well...we've heard of compound radius fretboards. This will be a "compound thickness" fretboard.

Do it and claim profusely it is a technique you discovered to enhance the tone!

Post it on all the forums.

It'll become the next fad. Call it the "RVA Fretboard Profile."

Retire early and cut me in on the profits!

The NDA is in the mail!
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Do you want that guitar with an "RVA taper"?
 
In any event, it is working! Here is a photo with the TR fully tightened. At Don's suggestion, I am sanding with no tension. I believe the basis for sanding that way is so the neck offers the proud points. I say assume because I trust Don's advice unequivocally!

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Looks like you're really going to need to keep after those fret slots! It's nice that the entire neck is one piece of Rosewood so we can try this!
 
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