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Originally Posted by wayne holmes
My apology-I had suspected that it was a dumb question and you, Ken and Arnold, have confirmed it.
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Not a dumb question, just not the right place for it (and a bit vague).
Just to add to Ken's verbose dissertation; if the scroll is pitched forward following a neck graft, adding an extension is not the only problem. The angle of downward pressure to the string shafts in the pegbox has been reduced, and therefore the tension, and possibly the sound. In a proper neck graft, the scroll volute should sit back a couple mm's from the plane of the neck/fingerboard joint, and the center of the scroll volute should line up with the neck's center as well. These things are not easy to accomplish, and when mishandled (something I see often) can lead to playability, aesthetic and extension misery.