I agree Pete ..When I see stacked heels and spliced headstocks I think "Put together on the cheap just to save wood" :agree:... I will now retire to my bunker alongside Salman Rushdie & Julian Assange and wait until it's OK to emerge again :uhoh:It also looks nicer Ken - I do not like to see spliced headstocks and stacked heels....
It also looks nicer Ken - I do not like to see spliced headstocks and stacked heels....
to each his own....but I like a well done stacked heel and scarf joint. I'm just a cheap old yankee I guess. I even prefer to see wings on the headstock to get that extra width. Its gotta be well done though, grain matched and clean joints.
I agree Pete ..When I see stacked heels and spliced headstocks I think "Put together on the cheap just to save wood" :agree:... I will now retire to my bunker alongside Salman Rushdie & Julian Assange and wait until it's OK to emerge again :uhoh:
to each his own....but I like a well done stacked heel and scarf joint. I'm just a cheap old yankee I guess. I even prefer to see wings on the headstock to get that extra width. Its gotta be well done though, grain matched and clean joints.
What is important with stuff like this is what you do with the off-cuts...
I'm not a luthier but I am with you all on the stacked necks and scarfed headstocks. A one piece neck is a reflection of quality in my opinion.