Customer Defined Features
:
In this Section are described the Options for Custom
Necks, including:
Volutes
Heel Shapes
Connection Types
Slotting of Heads
Cross Drilling and Tuner
Holes
Veneers, Front and Back
Shown at left
is the carved Diamond Volute
Option as a headstock feature.
Here is what is referred to as a Smile or
Smiley Volute. It can be used when applying a backside veneer to the headstock as in photo
at the right!
A third option is the Contoured Option
which is a simple tapered
headstock feature.Also called the no volute option.
Heel Shapes:
Heel Treatments
can also be specified
on any neck ordered. Here is the standard
Almond Point Heel.
This type is used by
Martin, Taylor and other makers.
Another heel option is the Gibson Style Heel
which is a rounded heel feature.
For
Cut Away guitars, you can specify the Cut Away Option .
This is characterized as having straight sides, the same dimension
top to bottom as the fingerboard width at the joint.
Note the neck block shown (above right) is recessed to provide glue surface for the cut away sides butt jointed
to the neck shoulder.
Early period Rounded Jazz shaped
heel is
also available as an option.
The Connection Method: Bolt On
The hardware for all Bolt On type necks includes the
Neck Block, double brass 1/4 - 20 thread inserts 30mm in length;
self leveling wide flange; 5/32" (4mm) hex socket head.
Included as standard
is the CF Martin two way truss rod (fully encapsulated 1/4" w x 3/8" d; 5MM hex as seen at right).
The Connection Method: Dovetail
This is
the traditional time honored way of connection stringed instrument necks! Can be requested on the neck inquiry
form.
Additional Work:
Cross drilling to your tuner specifications can also be done as well as
addition of head plates veneers to
take necks further along towards completion. These are options priced
separately! Please refer to the
Pricing page for all options prices.
Slotting is offered as another
feature, with two styles of slots each with 2 possible widths:
5/8" or 9/16" squared off with 1/8" radii fillets for the cut through area as shown at left.
OR
5/8 or 9/16" wide, half rounds at each end as seen in photo
at the right.
All additional work is priced separately.
Cross Drilling of slotted headstocks for your particular tuners is included with the slotting operation.
Veneers Headplate and backplate veneers can also be added, with your choice of woods.
Pricing will vary dependent upon
woods selected.
An unusual back side veneer
surrounds these diamond volutes for a striking effect.
Specifications
Common to all Stock Neck Products:
- Minimum Neck Plate Dimensions - 6 1/2 x 3 x 0.500 (std tuners)
- Minimum Neck Plate Dimensions -
6 1/2 x 3 x 0.635 (slotted head)
- Wider and longer e.g. 12 string head plates are available...just
ask.
- Inserts are 1/4 - 20 thread; 2 per neck.
- Bolts are Brass
5/32 Allen Head, wide flange.
- Default neck angle is 1 1/2 degrees for steel strings;3
1/2 to 4 degrees for arch tops; 0 degree for classical.
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Which will
be treated as an inquiry only. If you decide to later order, we'll use this information to build your neck.
Any other questions can be emailed to us at: sales@hanalei-moon.com 
