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Just musing on an idea...
Is it feasible to steam a neck blank cut to the approximate dimensions to set the angle of the headstock? Talking about a generally rectangular shape - carving and shaping would be done afterwards.
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fairly sure you would create a weak point bending wood that thick... must be possible, but not on anormal bending iron... but the real issue is you have nothing to hold it in place so it would gradually unbend and probably take the neck shaft along for the ride
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The laminated necks I know of are done with the laminations vertical though, like Martin's 'Stratabond' and the 70s Framus one. Not sure whether there's a structural reason for that or if it's just an extension of the traditional laminate neck method.
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Thanks chaps. It does seem that this is probably taking things too far. I'm trying to think of ways to make an angled headstock that doesn't have the inherent Gibson weakness that comes from cutting across the grain.
So, how about a 3-part laminate with the grain running vertically (from the fretboard through to the curve at the back of the neck, like this...
http://imgur.com/OJOtQl0.jpg
Thinking of maple in the middle and meranti either side.
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Just add a Volute.
It is an amazing thing to see.
But you cannot do it with a bending iron designed to bend bend acoustic guitar sides.
I wouldn't attempt to do it for an angled headstock though.
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This guy has done a 5 piece laminate with a Scarf Joint.
www.tundraman.com/Guitars/001/GuitarStock.php
What I mean is a horizontal laminate with a bend that follows the laminations, and no joint:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/49/7b/6f/497b6fa43ae9c0b8ebd7e1f8a485fc60.jpg
http://img.archiexpo.com/images_ae/photo-g/69720-9013885.jpg
As you can see it's immensely strong.
You can get a reasonably sharp bend between two straight sections - imagine that chair leg but with only a 10º bend instead of 90º. With a modernistic design - something like that Millimetric guitar for example - that shouldn't be an issue. Obviously you aren't going to be able to quite duplicate a Gibson headstock with it - or not without then cutting away some of the layers and weakening it again.
I'd really like to try it, but I don't have the facilities to.
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OK, I misunderstood, for some reason I understood horizontal laminate as being glued together horizontally.
I know it's cold moulding but Fairey did it for their 60s powerboats - strong enough to survive full chat with a pair of 400hp V12s..