Three Piece Laminated Classical Guitarneck

The heel of the neck is built up by stacking blocks of wood to achieve the necessary height.

Three piece laminated classical guitarneck. I have a fernandes revolver pro a mid priced guitar with a maple neck rosewood fretboard. For example in cutting solid wood panels for acoustic guitars the yield is about four pieces per inch of thickness the typical thickness of a back side panel is about 3 16 of an inch. A keen eye can spot these tiny layers in the top if you look at the soundhole opening. Laminate construction enables builders to reduce their material cost streamline the production process and conserve wood resources.

This is because a classical neck is constructed differently than most other neck designs. Look for a change in grain direction at the edges of the soundhole. Acoustic guitars typically use either an adjustable truss rod set in a channel or a rectangular section of high strength steel or aircraft aluminum. Cost had nothing to do with it.

Laminated arched 4 5 ply backs 3 or 5 piece laminated necks no scarf joints neck mounts to body with mortise and tenon joint and fastens with bolts and barrel nut no insert. We ve done several 3 piece laminate necks. It also just looks better than a 3 piece imo. Gimme a 5 piece especially with a really thin neck.

Someone might claim that a multi laminate neck won t resonate as well as 1 solid piece but i. T he top of your guitar the soundboard is less than inch thick and it s either a solid piece or a layered laminate top. Ultimatley we decided that it had no real benefit for the 6 string and we went back to the 1 piece but for the 7 string where there s much more tension on the neck the extra rigidity especially when coupled with a stiffer. Classical guitars typically use a piece of ebony about 5 16 thick to add a lot of beef to the neck because it is otherwise unreinforced.

Many guitars are laminate wood in their entire body construction.