Neck angle second chance.....

[MarkAndrew1]

So, after my first neck angle debacle (which I remedied) I have another
chance to do it right on my second. I have flush cut the top and back
to meet the sides. I have check the angle on my Martin neck and it's
almost 91deg. I don't have a digital angle gauge so that's what it looks
like to me.

So, if it's 91deg at the neck then the complimentary angle at the
body should be 89deg. 91+89=180. Am I on the right track?

[John Parchem]

Are you sure that neck angle is not 89?

[MarkAndrew1]

Are you sure that neck angle is not 89?

i know it's hard to see but the black line on the gauge is after the 90deg
point.

[Tim Benware]

If it is a Martin neck the neck angle should be closer to 88.7* (and the body would be 91.3*). Are you sure you measured it right?

[MarkAndrew1]

If it is a Martin neck the neck angle should be closer to 88.7* (and the body would be 91.3*). Are you sure you measured it right?

I got the neck from the Guitar Makers Connection. I measured it exactly
the way it's pictured. Am I holding the neck the wrong way to get the
measurement?

[MarkAndrew1]

If it is a Martin neck the neck angle should be closer to 88.7* (and the body would be 91.3*). Are you sure you measured it right?

Wait....Do i go by the row of numbers on the top or the bottom? If it's
the bottom then I've been reading the angle ruler wrong; cause
I've been going by the top row!!!!!!!!!

[John Parchem]

In any case your compass is giving you both angles you need. The way you were reading it you were getting the matching rim to top angle which is obtuse.