Re: how to glue my guitar neck? its connected by 4 bolts but i want to change it for glue....


Uzytkownik "Tho X. Bui" <blahx3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> napisal w wiadomosci
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> ^Robert^ wrote:
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> > U¿ytkownik "Stan Gosnell" <me@xxxxxxxx> napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
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> > > "^Robert^" <robgr85@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> > > > Thats all what I want to do... I need more sustain in my guitar... i
> > > > decided to glue my guitar neck to the body... now it is connected
> > > > through 4 bolts, but i'm going to change it... so do You have some
> > > > advices for me? Some links/tutorials? How to start, which glue is
the
> > > > best for that? If You know some answers to my questions please
help...
> > >
> > > Gluing the neck *will not* increase the sustain, it will only cause
> > > problems. I strongly advise you not to do it.
> > >
> >
> > So why loothiers (I don't know the english word... the man who repairs,
> > build instrumnts) can do it? A lot of them offers to change the neck
from
> > bolt-on to set-in (glue)... Why they do that, if it will not change
> > anything?
>
> Oh it does change something: money from your wallet to theirs...
>
> ;-P
>
> If you want more sustain, try heavier gauge string. Or replace the neck
with
> a thicker neck (assuming that you haven't glued the thing on already).
Both
> paths are more logical than glueing the neck in place. Technique and the
right
> electronics can also help. There are sustain pedals that you can use, or
if
> you're really good, like Carlos, you can use the volume knob.
>
> Tho
> p.s.: "luthier" is the correct spelling, and it's the right word to use.


Thanks! Now i know that this change is only "market" move used by luthiers,
and does not change anything. I thought about it a little bit, because I
read on music boards posts from people who claimed that it change sth in
sound and sustain... but probably it was "mental effect"

Best Regards,
Robert


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