Recent content by garageguy55

Relax , I am not trying to upset anyone. I was just hoping that someone from PRS would answer the question. The debate on neck joints could go on forever , even luthiers don't agree. I have been building/repairing guitars for nearly twenty years and have done numerous neck resets. If a customer...

The point I was making is that it doesn't make sense to use a traditional dove tail joint when there is no evidence that it makes the guitar sound better ( even PRS can't make all of their guitars, made of the same woods, sound the same). As far as I am concerned PRS makes the best researched...

Most if not all acoustic guitars will eventually need a neck reset. Steaming out a dove tail neck joint is always , to some extent , damaging to the guitar. The obligatory shims needed to take up the gap, after the heel has been machined, decrease the contact between neck and body , and add...

I was surprised to see that PRS is using a tapered dove tail neck joint in their acoustic guitars. Any ideas on why, other than being traditional?