Bertoncini John Standefer New Build

[TonyinNYC]

That's one freaky-deaky looking design....I like it!

[George]

Magnificent!!! Your craftsmanship is superb.


George

[bertoncini]

Ben...no I gave that lots of thought and with the reinforcement provided by the Carbon Fiber brace I didn't deem it necessary, I also have a small radius rather than a sharp corner for the inside of block.

[bertoncini]

Some pictures of the neck blank with the carbon fiber "D" tube and fingerboard supports installed

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[Dave Bagwill]

Very interesting!
How is relief dialed in?

[bertoncini]

I set it flat and when strung up it has proper relief (for me, couple thousandths or so) and it doesn't change...very stable, lightens the neck and also raises the resonant frequency of the neck also you can feel the vibrations of the guitar better in your left hand. It seems to make the guitar more solid sounding...I know some people will tell me I am full of it...but

[Bob Matthews]

Very interesting!
How is relief dialed in?

I guess the relief will be dialed in the same way as with any other non adjustable neck i.e. when dressing the frets or without any relief at all and a perfectly straight neck all the way through?