![]() It is possible however to create a full neck template. You can stop at this point and make a neck only template. If the saddles needs to be unacceptably high, try modifying either the overstand or the bridge height. You can determine saddle height and see potential problems. It’s good to check your break over angle. Draw a line that’s 146-148 degrees from the string path. Note that the rib/back plane has been extended the full height of the button as well. To create a perfect “D neck”, mark a point 16mm past where you previously placed the D.ĭraw a line from the button to that point, and draw a 25mm radius circle tangent to both lines.Ĭlean up extra lines. Note the back been extended by the desired button height. Add rectangles to form the edge thickness of the back. Use rib measurements from the lower block, upper corner, and neck block to create the back/rib plane. ![]() This example uses 40mm at the nut end and 48mm at the heel.Īt this point, model the ribs and back. Mark points 50mm in from the nut and 350mm(D note position – 1/3 string length) in from the nut.ĭraw lines from those points equal to your desired neck thickness. Rotate the assembly until it contacts your overstand line. Use the dimensions you prefer.ĭrag the fingerboard/string length assembly to your bridge. 50mm was used in this example, but 30-40 would be more typical. Note that the top of the mortise is set in from the end of the top by the amount of edge overhang the bass will have(5mm).Įxtend the bottom of the mortise past the edge thickness by your desired overstand. The bottom of the mortise is drawn 25mm below the top of the mortise. This oneis 160mm long and angled down 7.5 degrees. Using your mensure length, mark where the bridge sits and draw a line to represent your arch height(40mm).Įxtend the arch line by the desired bridge height(160mm).Ĭreate a rectangle to the right of your body length line to represent average edge thickness(7mm). Off to the side, draw a line matching the total length of your top(1114mm) If you’d like, erase the 7.5mm line to keep the drawing from being too cluttered. Start the line at the tip of the nut end of the fingerboard and pass it through the tip of 7.5mm line just drawn. This is an average of the A and D string heights, and it will serve as a reference point for our string path.ĭraw a line the length of your desired string length(105 cm). Next, add a 7.5 mm line to the bridge end of the fingerboard. 6mm were added to the nut and 16mm added to the bridge end. Create a rectangle using the length of the fingerboard(875mm) and height of the edge(12mm)Ĭontinue by adding the appropriate height at the nut and bridge end to represent the curved portion. The first step is to lay out the fingerboard.
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