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Great tutorial! This was a place that I had trouble getting a clean joint on my 0-16. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.

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Great post, Hesh! Thanks for taking the time.

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WOW Hesh that is a very kind and timely post. I know the effort it takes to put together such well thought out pics and really appreciate the effort. I'm heading the garage to try it.

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[QUOTE=Hesh1956] I forgot to add, and very important too - make sure your neck angle is correct PRIOR to using the above procedure

Thanks![/QUOTE]

OK I'll bite. How do you insure your neck angle is correct without the fret board at least clamped to it? I'm trying to use a combination of changing the neck angle and sanding that area but it seems I can't get a true picture of the neck angle without that sanding being done, and yet the neck angle should be determined before the sanding is done?

Sorry for perhaps beating this dead horse but I rushed my last neck thinking I would fix it with the set-up and that guitar is so hard to play it doesn't come out very often.

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Hesh, excellent description and illustration - much appreciated.

Question...wouldn't it be better to use a board that is dead flat as I've found that slotted fretboards are not always so?



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Thanks again and I do see the situation a little clearer now though Mr. Red is under a coat of Z-Poxy as I write this.

[quote]In the end you want the plane of the fretted neck to about 3-4/16th above the saddle height.[/quote]

Is that a typo? Did you mean bridge height? And doesn't the StewMac instructions ask you to have the plane right ON the bridge height? Isn't 4/16ths a quarter inch? Above the saddle height? That's a bit confusing but I am getting a clear picture of how to proceed from here even though I was very close an hour ago.

I'll wait for the Z-Poxy and try to adjust a little more.

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Great Post Hesh,

All very helpful stuff my friend thank you.

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Hesh....

You are totally and utterly ace!!!

I loved your last tutorial of sanding the fretboard face of the neck totally flat.
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Hesh, you rock man!



Another problem solved!

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Yeah,You do rock Hesh! Thanks a lot for the great tutorial and explanation.

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Ingeniously simple. Way to go Hesh!

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Tried all your tips today Hesh and I THINK I have the fretboard angle figured out. Thanks again for all your help it is very generous and much appreciated.

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Excellent microtorial Buddy! Keep'em coming!

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Hesh,

Great post! Thanks!

That's going to be one fine instrument.

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great tutorial bro, thanks!


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