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Just read the Kinkead book and was intrigued by the way he glues the neck
to the body first, trues the neck/upper body part and then glues the
fingerboard. Obviously the neck and body are finished together, maybe a
less neat fit and finish.

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Laurent Brondel
West Paris, Maine - USA
http://www.laurentbrondel.com/

This is another advantage of using a bole on neck. You attach the neck, make adjustments for proper neck geometry then remove the neck for finishing. I also glue the fingerboard to the neck after the neck is fitted to the body except the fingerboard extension which of course is glued or bolted after finishing.

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The fingerboard extension seems to be the problem for me, in terms of
geometry. What radius should the top be so that I get a perfect neck angle
and no hump at the neck/body joint. seems to be an issue too on certain
neck resets, wedge, no wedge?

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Laurent Brondel
West Paris, Maine - USA
http://www.laurentbrondel.com/