Neck insets. Tech help needed.

[redbullnshimano]

I planning to fit a set of neck inserts for one of my guitars (the crappy one) for experimental purposes. I bought those inserts but I contemplated installing them.

The question that comes to my mind is not the neck heel installation part but the neck cavity of the body.
Do I drill the holes on the neck cavity size by the bolts outer thread diameter or bolts inner diameter?

!. Does the bolts suppose to plop right into the neck cavity and then screwed tight onto the inserts?
2. Or the bolts screws into the cavity holes and then screws tight onto the inserts?

Anyone who has experience in this, please shed some light, thanks.

 

[Adieu]

Re: Neck insets. Tech help needed.

What exactly are you inserting and why?

That sounds rather unnatural

 

[redbullnshimano]

Re: Neck insets. Tech help needed.

Neck inserts are those brass or steel 'bolt like' thingy which is installed into the neck heel. Supposedly said to add rigidness for the contact of neck to body.

 

[Adieu]

Re: Neck insets. Tech help needed.

Why not just use toothpicks and neckplates???

 

[larryguitar]

Re: Neck insets. Tech help needed.

The bolts should be a tight, but pass-through, fit in the body holes. That way they can pull the neck in tight.

You don't want them sloppy, but you don't want them threading into the body at all; just a nice, 'clearance' fit.

Larry