bob123 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 is it feasible to use a laminate neck (lets say a 3 peice maple/wenge/maple, or something similar) as a one peice akin to fender's design, or will the mismatched wood cause fretting issues? I cant really come up with a good reason why not... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonx Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 I can't see any problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 I have seen multi piece fretboards but dont know if they have issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightninMike Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 The only issue will be in the cutting as the different woods will take to a blade in their own way... other than that it should look great..... make certain the woods are well acclimated to the same humidity before laminating them and that they have ample time to acclimate after the glueing process, you should be just fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotYou Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 I agree with lightninmike. Acclimation is the key. Make sure they're totally dry and stable and you should have minimal movement. The hard part is going to be sanding, as the woods will likely wear away at different rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Good point about the sanding however dust/oil contamination between dark and light woods is a far more pernicious problem. I think it is a fine idea, and luthiers like Carl Thompson have been doing this for year both with fretted and fretless. Keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob123 Posted September 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Ah, I've actually never seen this done, apart from some fancy wood-in-wood inlays... If you guys can throw me a picture or two, that'd be terrific. (google is mostly failing me!) The wood/wood occlusions wouldn't be too bad for my ideas, I wouldnt think, but the wear rate being different would mean I would need to be extra careful doing the radius, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaycee Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) This is something I have been thinking of. If the neck lams' are symmetrical with the harder woods being on the outside I can't see any reason why it won't work. Edited September 21, 2012 by jaycee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Well, look at necks that use softer woods such as say most Gibsons - they don't wear massively so Maple and Mahogany in combination wouldn't have "mismatches in wear" until a LONG way down the line. This whole idea is fine as long as good woods in the correct condition for working are used. No need to overcomplicate the issue with overthinking. That's what I normally do :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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