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Re: D'Avanzo Guitars...
Thanks. Yup, everything is done via the same CNC based on my proprietary CNC files that were first worked out by hand then transferred to the computer to be duplicated. Neck back shape, nut width, neck thickness, radius and fret size are all up to the customer. I can pretty much do any popular shape and custom thicknesses now since I have more control via having a CNC programmer that can create the needed files. So I'm not limited to a catalog of pre-determined thicknesses as I was in the past with the Clone guitars. If someone wanted bizarre specs (not that this should be done) like a 1 3/4" nut width, sharp V shape neck that was a real thin .760" at the first fret and got absurdly thick to .960" at the 12th along with a 7.5" - 16" compound radius, carbon fiber stability rods and stainless vintage size frets it would be one awkward neck IMO but it can be done.
The things that don't change when it comes to my necks are the headstock shape and logo, the two piece construction style, the square cut fingerboard overhang past the 22nd fret, the headstock adjust single action truss rod and the 2 1/4" heel width everything else is tailored to the customer. The slightly wider heel width was a must for me and all my D'Avanzo guitars have it and they all use the same neck pocket shape despite the body shape. The other thing I wanted to make sure I could do were single action truss rods that are headstock adjustable (4mm allen) even when a Floyd nut is used. All those Floyded guitars posted are headstock adjust truss rod, so gone are the days of taking necks off to adjust the rod at the heel (like my old Clones were) and I didn't have to use a tone sucking dual rod to get headstock adjustment either. I also didn't need to notch the body or the fingerboard overhang or any future pickguards or add a spoke wheel for access to a heel adjust single action rod. Not one of the typical parts companies could nail all the specs I wanted for my necks and bodies, I contacted them years ago when I was planning all this to see if they could and all I got were "we can do this but not that" type answers and that's not good enough. So I had to find my own CNC programmer to build the guitars I wanted my name on without resorting to hand building and astronomical prices.
Thanks. Yup, everything is done via the same CNC based on my proprietary CNC files that were first worked out by hand then transferred to the computer to be duplicated. Neck back shape, nut width, neck thickness, radius and fret size are all up to the customer. I can pretty much do any popular shape and custom thicknesses now since I have more control via having a CNC programmer that can create the needed files. So I'm not limited to a catalog of pre-determined thicknesses as I was in the past with the Clone guitars. If someone wanted bizarre specs (not that this should be done) like a 1 3/4" nut width, sharp V shape neck that was a real thin .760" at the first fret and got absurdly thick to .960" at the 12th along with a 7.5" - 16" compound radius, carbon fiber stability rods and stainless vintage size frets it would be one awkward neck IMO but it can be done.
The things that don't change when it comes to my necks are the headstock shape and logo, the two piece construction style, the square cut fingerboard overhang past the 22nd fret, the headstock adjust single action truss rod and the 2 1/4" heel width everything else is tailored to the customer. The slightly wider heel width was a must for me and all my D'Avanzo guitars have it and they all use the same neck pocket shape despite the body shape. The other thing I wanted to make sure I could do were single action truss rods that are headstock adjustable (4mm allen) even when a Floyd nut is used. All those Floyded guitars posted are headstock adjust truss rod, so gone are the days of taking necks off to adjust the rod at the heel (like my old Clones were) and I didn't have to use a tone sucking dual rod to get headstock adjustment either. I also didn't need to notch the body or the fingerboard overhang or any future pickguards or add a spoke wheel for access to a heel adjust single action rod. Not one of the typical parts companies could nail all the specs I wanted for my necks and bodies, I contacted them years ago when I was planning all this to see if they could and all I got were "we can do this but not that" type answers and that's not good enough. So I had to find my own CNC programmer to build the guitars I wanted my name on without resorting to hand building and astronomical prices.
