Thanks for your input John …I value your advice highly.
Ironically I suspected the big leaf maple to be susceptible to concave forward bow ….tell tale sign was it’s weight ….much less dense and lighter than hard maple. … my initial impression was that a 3/16 truss rod would counter the tendency to bow …….I appreciate your valued response based on your years of luthiery and the fact of your personal bad experience resulting in a problem. The figure in the wood of neck block compliments the grain and color of the curly back and sides ….consequently I feel committed to using it for aesthetic unity of figure and grain.
A quick search of Stewmac regarding carbon fiber illustrates several examples reinforcing an electric bass guitar neck using CF….. in your experience then what X-sectional size would you recommend and my guess would be to sandwich the truss between the CF rods……do you recommend separate dado pockets for the CF rods separate from the main truss rod or would you pack them all into the single widened center slot for the truss rod . #
Your input regarding the Sloan purfling cutter makes me feel less alone when confronted with carving the intricacies of the scrolls ……. I have yet to walk that path and your comments about your personal approach to attaining the finished effect spawns confidence needed to undertake that part of my mando build.
>>(You wouldn't believe some of the things I say about Orville when it comes to binding those scrolls!) <<
…. Mental visualization of how to tackle the scrolls of which I will encounter enables me to hear you clearly and sense the difficulty.
On a side note please allow me to comment on your highly informative web site #…. I envy your artistic luthiery talent …… it was your web site (the photos of custom builds) that planted the seed for this my first attempt …. one other issue …… when this project of mine #turns the corner approaching the finishing touches I’ll be purchasing one of your custom gold plated cast tailpieces …… the open concept enabling #ease of string changes is a great functional feature and combined with the aesthetic appearance enhances the look of any #custom built mando or any mando immensely.
Thanks again John for taking the time to steer me right….. much appreciated.
Mike
Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it'll never buy the wag of his tail.
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