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Eric Hochberg
02-07-2011, 09:46 AM
Are bass builders are using dovetail neck joints today, or is that a thing of the past? This came up on TB and I thought I'd ask here, too.
Ken Smith
02-07-2011, 11:38 AM
Are bass builders are using dovetail neck joints today, or is that a thing of the past? This came up on TB and I thought I'd ask here, too.
Hopefully not if they are smart. It's not as strong and seems like the fit can't be as tight. Also, with a neck graft in the future, this will be difficult to get out easily and re-fit. I have had one Italian bass with a dovetail that had a secondary neck and the fit was terrible. I had it modified to a mortise joint with the neck graft.
Eric Hochberg
02-07-2011, 12:08 PM
So, a dovetail has the angled slot, and a mortise has a 90º slot?
Arnold Schnitzer
02-07-2011, 12:57 PM
So, a dovetail has the angled slot, and a mortise has a 90º slot?Not exactly; the sides of the mortise are usually about 2 degrees off vertical, like the sides of the neck. This helps hold things together, and it allows the neck sides to be at a constant angle (think of the neck's taper--wide at the bottom, narrow at the nut).
Eric Hochberg
02-07-2011, 01:08 PM
Thank you, Arnold!
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