Help me understand mortise and tenon neck joints
While traditional dovetails are considered to be the best neck joints, there are many builders who use the straight mortise and tenon. For example, all Weber neck joints used to be mortise and tenon. Now just the Gallatin and Bitterroot use it. But that Weber mortise and tenon also uses bolts in addition to glue. And Martin used to use a straight mortise and tenon on all the series below 18. They have now switched to an “improved dovetail” which is actually still a sort of mortise and tenon, not a true traditional tapered dovetail. A lot of people don’t know that there is actually a screw in that joint. The screw head is hidden by a wooden “plaque” on the heel block. I guess my point is, I don’t know of a straight M/T that uses glue only with no screws or bolts.
Now, with that background, what do the builders say about a straight mortise and tenon neck joint that uses glue only, absolutely no bolts or screws. Would such a joint,assuming it is well made and closely fitted, be stable enough? In this hypothetical scenario, the back button would cover the neck heel, and the fret board extension would be glued to the top. I thank you in advance for your thoughts on this.
Don
Don
2016 Weber Custom Bitterroot F
2011 Weber Bitterroot A
1974 Martin Style A
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