The Acoustic Thread

[Slowy]

Damn that was a good afternoon!

Thanks Jay.

[jeremyb]

This is pretty cool, reset your neck at will!

[NippleWrestler]

This is pretty cool, reset your neck at will!

That looks more or less like the Furch active system they've used since 2017.

https://furchguitars.com/en/features/fu ... em-active/

[NippleWrestler]

Prior to DIY neck reset:

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After DIY neck reset:

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I gained about 6mm of height back there by re-setting the neck angle for the grand cost of $40. Have a look for John Miner and his 'poor mans neck reset'. I didn't think it would work so well but 48 hours later under string tension and it hasn't budged. Action went from 3mm with no saddle, to 2mm with a lot of saddle.

The pin holes were reamed out too, don't worry. They sit nice and flush now.

[olegmcnoleg]

Prior to DIY neck reset:

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After DIY neck reset:

490996774_1585135128723443_4069387650561664909_n.jpg

I gained about 6mm of height back there by re-setting the neck angle for the grand cost of $40. Have a look for John Miner and his 'poor mans neck reset'. I didn't think it would work so well but 48 hours later under string tension and it hasn't budged. Action went from 3mm with no saddle, to 2mm with a lot of saddle.

The pin holes were reamed out too, don't worry. They sit nice and flush now.

I'd seen that video before. It looks really hit & miss to me. But I'm glad it worked out for you.

[NippleWrestler]

I've been researching it for about a year. Seems if you follow the steps and do them right, the wood reacts like it should. And if you don't, it won't. All I know is I saved $1000 and resurrected a very nice acoustic guitar.

[jeremyb]

Thats awesome Tez, brave man!!

[NippleWrestler]

Thats awesome Tez, brave man!!

Nothing ventured nothing gained right? But seriously, I ran it through a lot of my engineering friends and not guitar friends and couldn't find a reason it wouldn't work. Guitar people seem dead against it for some reason, whereas the engineering angles all checked out, but then again the guitar industry and innovation aren't easy bedfellows. I spoke to Adrian about it, cos he's both an engineer and a guitar guy and he said he'd done it himself with success 20 years ago.

So far, so good. It's only been a couple of days but even if it reverts in a year or whenever I can do it again, it's free.