B.Flat Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Hi. I have a German made Corvette double buck. 2008.For some reason the neck wood is protruding very slightly from the fingerboard on the bass side and also the centre piece of the neck, around the 12 fret. I have the skills to rub this down but I am unsure what will happen to the neck finish, which I assume is oiled. Has anyone out there rubbed a WARWICK down ? Also I would like to slim the neck a bit but again am unsure how much wood is below the truss rod.Any advice ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 Rubbing down and rewaxing is fine (you can warm a bit of wax up and it will penetrate better but not compulsory). Shaving it down is another matter; I'm unsure how much meat can be taken off or how deep the truss rod rout is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Flat Posted September 28, 2015 Author Share Posted September 28, 2015 Thanks[u] warwickhunt [/u], [b]??[/b] (where you the bassist with The Two Hats?) , I'll get some wax. Somebody told me there was a luthier trick with a magnet to determine the proximity of a trussrod to the back of the neck, but I have forgotten what it was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grangur Posted September 28, 2015 Share Posted September 28, 2015 [quote name='B.Flat' timestamp='1443441389' post='2874643'] Thanks[u] warwickhunt [/u], [b]??[/b] (where you the bassist with The Two Hats?) , I'll get some wax. Somebody told me there was a luthier trick with a magnet to determine the proximity of a trussrod to the back of the neck, but I have forgotten what it was! [/quote] My guess is if you hold a strong magnet to the back of the neck and you feel a magnetic pull of the magnet to metal, then you're near being through to the TR. The trouble is, if the TR is carbon fibre or graphite or any other hi-techy new wonder material, you can't trust this. Maybe Warwickhunt will have good info on what Warwick were using in 2008? For myself, I would stick to some light sanding and keep the profile the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matte_black Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 What makes those neck feel huge is the shape, not the front-to-back thickness. Work on sides and you'll be happy. Besides, there's not much material left before you dig into the truss rod routing so don't remove material from the center, if you decide to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 [quote name='Matte_black' timestamp='1451853083' post='2944098'] What makes those neck feel huge is the shape, not the front-to-back thickness. Work on sides and you'll be happy. Besides, there's not much material left before you dig into the truss rod routing so don't remove material from the center, if you decide to do it. [/quote] ^^^^ pretty much what Matte_black says. Taking material off the haunches makes a significant difference to the feel of a neck. Nowadays, particularly on my own 6-string guitars, I often use a cabinet scraper to move away from a C profile towards a soft V profile. Makes the neck feel a lot slimmer, but you still have the depth for barre chords and, of course, to stop the truss rod poking out of the bottom. I wouldn't take anything off directly under the truss rod if it was mine. Also, ref your original issue of the neck protruding beyond the fretboard - has it always been like that, or is something moving?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matte_black Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 A guy I know didn't listen to me when doing this and... well, exposed the truss-rod of his Corvette 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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