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Another question from a newbie's perspective:

Mortise and Tendon/bolt on or dovetail? Due to my personal experiance being an instrument owner in my relatively humid invironment, every older (pre/early 70's) acoustic instrument I have owned, both Martin and Gibson had to be professionally reset eventually, which is a long and drawn out process to get it done locally. I am also sitting on two Adamas that have gone so out of whack that I dread the thought of sending it back, hoping I would aquire the skills to re-set myself one day. It seems to me that any guitar would be more responsive to repair if done locally vs spending months in another climate just to return here and have it happen again (I'm going off course) Anyway, I am leaning toward MT/bolt on due to the ease of adjustment down the road. Have not done ANY type of joint yet and will try both eventually. 

Don't know if this topic is in the archives but did not have a chance to really dig into it yet.    

 

Short and easy answer. - There is no good reason for you not to go ahead with the M/T joint. It sounds like you have a few good reasons to use it. Go for it.

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There should be a ton of stuff in the archives, this topic has come up a lot. I use mortise/tenon bolt on.

Ron

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The mortise/tenon may be easier to do... I would recommend it if you are just starting.

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any of the common joints work well. a simple butt/bolt on is perhaps the simplest.

next is the straight mortice/tenon bolt on.

a dovetail mortice and tenon is a bit more difficult, but not beyond the capability of a begining builder, especially with the templates and jigs available today.

virtually all steel string guitars require resets eventually, regardless of the climate in which they live.

the ease of reset is in line with the ease of construction.

OK,

Got the picture on this one and feel like I can go that direction without offending some purists.

You will not see me around until I read through every post on any subject that I am courious about through your archives. Please forgive me and when I get back., I will ask more pertinent questions that have not been discussed ealier. I will probably find out everything I need to know by doing a little research. Due to your large expanse of info, you may not see me around for a little while,.

 

Aloha,

Crist

Crist, Aloha indeed you lucky duck...
Luckily this isnt a site where people will jump on you for not reading EVERY archive discussion before asking questions... its a good idea to look up the topics you are interested in there though.... as practically every topic has benn at least touched upon at some point already..in great detail at times.
Sometimes though its helpful to ask here in the main section as people can point you to the original posts in the archives and have an easier time finding them, having posted them themselves, or being able to remember the original name of the topic.
Ive found it hard to find what Im looking for at times,,

There has been recently added a tutorial section on the OLF which has both construction methods you mention outlined in picture perfect detail - if Im not mistaken
Good luck!
Cheers
charliewood

Crist, the tutorial page is Here.  Also look at the Online Resources Link at the top of the OLF page.  There is a lot of stuff there.  However, don't ever hesitate to ask the question.  No one will think less of you if you ask a question already asked.

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Sometimes re-hashing a question brings up new insights into the subject, from which many can benefit.

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I generally do a quick search in the archives before posting, but I agree with Don, sometimes it is best to rehash the question. We get new people here all the time with new perspectives. Besides, if we referred to the archives everytime a question came up all we would talk about is the guitar someone just built or be telling people to go look at the archives.

I see nothing wrong with using a bolt on neck.