Necking on. . .

The next day the next was attatched. Again pretty straight forward. The neck sloted into the pre cut pocket on the body and was bolted on with four screws and a metal bracket.




When I first got it the neck fit perfectly into the pocket, but six months of sitting in the conservatory, where it gets really hot in the summer and really cold in the summer, something either swelled or contracted which ment it no longer fit. I managed to get it in with out having to chisle anything though.

I used a match stick through the holes to check they were lined up properly.





Once screwed on there was a little gap between the neck and the body which I was a bit worried about. This can affect the transfer of energy from the strings to the body and reduce the amount of sustain. I couldnt get the screws any tighter, me mate Paul had a go and couldnt either, I was worried about knacking up the screw heads.



So we removed the screws halfway and rescrewed them in which pulled the neck and body closer together making the join more flush.



Jobs a good'un, starting to look more loike a guitar.