This Fret King Super T and Vintage semi acoustic were brought in by the same customer who earlier had his Fret King DBC modified including having the finish removed on the back of the neck. Both guitars were in for the same treatment, as the customer hated the feel of a high gloss neck when playing for long periods.
First up the Fret King Super T, this had a very chunky 50's style neck but got thicker the further you played up the neck. This made it very uncomfortable for the owner as he found his hand cramped after playing it for any length of time.
First up the Fret King Super T, this had a very chunky 50's style neck but got thicker the further you played up the neck. This made it very uncomfortable for the owner as he found his hand cramped after playing it for any length of time.
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The solution was to reprofile the neck to an even feel, with the lacquer removed, the neck was carefully scraped with luthier scrapers, with the neck profile constantly checked, until the neck felt more comfortable. You can see how much wood was removed as a 'volute' was created where the neck blends to the neck heel.
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The neck was then finished with a light oil finish, before being refitted and the guitar restrung, ready for the customer to collect.
The second guitar was a semi acoustic made by vintage, the neck profile was chunky but even, so it was decided to wait and see how the neck would feel with the lacquer removed, before doing a reprofile if needed.
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There was a lot, and we mean a lot of lacquer on the neck, as you can see from the photos. This was the culprit that was making the neck feel extra chunky and this would of affected the tone too!
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Once all the lacquer was removed, the neck was finished with a light oil finish, and then setup along with a few other tweaks to improve it's playability, before the customer collected his guitars
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