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Thanks, JC. Runout is definitely a consideration, but here it doesn't bother me much. My neck pitch will likely turn out shallower than five degrees (again, that assumption is just for demo and drawing purposes), and the neck will be laminated with quarter-sawn boards. I've done neck-through guitars...

Thanks, Freeman. Yes, it was Melvyn's discussion that brought the problem home to me; until I read his book, I'd honestly never given it any thought. (RIP Melvyn! He and I connected on Facebook back around 2012 and I considered him a friend.) I'm not wedded to the five-degree angle -- that may chang...

This looks like it'll work in my head, but surely I'm not the first to attempt it. I want to build something akin to a Les Paul Junior. There are a few things about LPJ neck pockets that I don't like. First, if you rout a neck pickup cavity, it can compromise the neck joint. Second, because there's...

One more. I gave Jesse Dayton access to my Google Drive and he posted one of my pics on Instagram. It gives a little more history on this very interesting instrument. (He gets the year wrong, but he hasn't owned it in decades.)

Jeff -- By Jove, that's it!!

I bow to your Googling skills; this video has been eluding me for over a year. I've now bookmarked this video and hereby thank you profusely! Awesome!

LOL ... small world. So do you and I have one or two degrees of guitar separation?

One more notable thing about this guitar. You can see it in action on Pam Tillis's "Spilled Perfume" video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seXH9zr9LPc

Here's a pic. I added a bit of saturation so you can see the figuring ... and 63 years of sweat stains. Like I said, this baby has gigged all over the planet.

Well, after much wailing and gnashing of teeth, we decided to see how she'd do with 009-gauge strings (which is what my buddy usually uses) and a Synchro-Sound bridge he'd bought before bringing it over to me. The bridge was a touch too high, so I removed the thumbwheels and used some thin washers a...

So I'm not crazy after all. If any clues occur to you, please let me know!

LOL, it so happens I have half a dozen friends who are dentists ...

Oh I agree, I could probably figure out my own way in a jiffy! But there was something about the way this guy did it that I meant to bookmark (but failed to). Hence my desire to track it down. I wish I could recall his name. All I can recall is he was older, probably on the far side of middle age, b...

Okay, I'm at my wit's end here. Years ago, I saw a video of a guy who fashioned perfect neck pocket without cutting or carving anything. Honestly, I think it may have been here on MIMF -- but I'll be darned if I can find it. Long story short, the guy fashioned the neck joints by gluing the body piec...

Quick update ... no real progress on the nut. I've heated, I've cooled, I've lubed. I've used PB Blaster, I've used melted wax. I've used clockwise torque and counterclockwise torque. I've even considered trying reverse psychology on the thing. It hasn't budged. I've still got a few tries left in me...

This fretboard is solid rosewood ... about 3/16" thick at the crown.

Also, I can't thank everyone enough for this guidance!

Good question, LOL! But luck appears to be on my side this time. Left it overnight and still stout.

I did the penetrating oil/soldering iron thing, but so far, no luck. But I'm not giving up that easily and I'm in no hurry. I thought I'd try soaking the nut in PB Blaster, but of course you can't just dunk the headstock into a vat of the stuff. It so happens that my kids have these oversized drinki...

Thanks, Barry! I hope you weathered Harvey okay. We got some water in the street, which made us more than a little nervous, but it all flowed away as designed. Not so for the people in the other section of my neighborhood, north of Briar Forest near Buffalo Bayou. They were all mandatorily evacuated...

Wow, thanks for the quick turnaround! I'll try to do that this week and report back. Cheers, y'all.

All -- A friend of mine has asked me to fix up some electricals on a highly modified 1954 Gretsch Country Club. He also wants me to adjust the truss rod if possible. (He bought this instrument from Jesse Dayton years ago!) Anyway, having carefully investigated the truss-rod situation on this 63-year...