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Gitfiddler
Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 26 Location: Sittin' on the dock o' the Bay...
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Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 8:15 pm Post subject: JA...Neck Tenon Length |
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Just noticed the great Johnny A Registry photo of JA necks at the Gibson Custom Shop and have a question. Are those long neck tenons on the base of the neck, or are they jigs for ease of handling?
If so, it might explain the fantastic sustain those guitars are capable of.
If they are not long tenons, maybe one of you guys can explain why JA's can do the sustain thang so well.
http://www.steelpots.com/ja/images/frontpagepic.jpg _________________ Gitfiddler |
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k0she
Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 25 Location: Near St. Louis
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Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 11:42 pm Post subject: |
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As the photos suggest, the JA's do have a long tenon. I have seen the process at the Custom Shop. You may see another photo on the JAR (Johnny A Registry) one of these days that shows the neck inside the neck-pickup cavity that will answer your question. But if you want an authority on the JA, you will have to wait for ChrisA to post his answer. The new Les Paul Chambered Reissues (Cloud 9's) are based on the same design and they have the same or more sustain with a better midrange tone than the "normal" LP. Check out www.cloud9guitars.org |
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Bigs_Bee
Joined: 10 Aug 2004 Posts: 9
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Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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k0she wrote: | As the photos suggest, the JA's do have a long tenon. I have seen the process at the Custom Shop. You may see another photo on the JAR (Johnny A Registry) one of these days that shows the neck inside the neck-pickup cavity that will answer your question. But if you want an authority on the JA, you will have to wait for ChrisA to post his answer. The new Les Paul Chambered Reissues (Cloud 9's) are based on the same design and they have the same or more sustain with a better midrange tone than the "normal" LP. Check out www.cloud9guitars.org |
YES. The JA's do indeed have a long neck tenon! |
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chrisa
Joined: 13 Aug 2004 Posts: 48 Location: Dayton Ohio
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Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2004 5:08 pm Post subject: Neck Tenons |
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Hi, regarding the question on the length of the neck tenons, I'm pretty confident those necks are just waiting for a final finish sanding on the tenons before being completed. I don't think any more wood was going to be removed from those necks. Hope you enjoy that kind of photo...more to come on the JAR. |
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Gitfiddler
Joined: 15 Aug 2004 Posts: 26 Location: Sittin' on the dock o' the Bay...
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Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Chris, do you still have that photo of the JA necks awaiting finish at the Custom Shop? It's disappeared from this thread. I'd like another look at those long tenons.
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