deepblue Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 I was told today that the new LP standards have an "enlarged" neck tenon. Longer then the standards of the past. But, they are still not as long as the reissues. Anyone know anything about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FennRx Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 i thought they were bigger than any Historic or vintage tenon. could be wrong though.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted October 2, 2008 Author Share Posted October 2, 2008 Wheres Tim when we need him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted October 2, 2008 Share Posted October 2, 2008 Fenn is right, they are bigger. Looks weird. These pics are from MF.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ren Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 wow, those pics are interesting. I've never seen what the LP tenon looks like before. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 WOW! So... do this guitars come with no neck pickup? (or neck pickup routing for that matter) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobv Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 There are plenty of postings with the cutaway views of the old long tenon, the '69 transitional tenon, and the short tenon. Also some shots of the necks off the body without the cutaway. Long tenons extend past the end of the fretboard, and the mortise goes all the way underneath the neck pickup. Those were traditional woodworking joints cut with square sides. The neck could be slid into the body from the neck block towards the tail. The joints were chiseled by hand to get them to fit just right. Except on Mondays and Fridays in the Norlin era.... The new 2008 Standard has a CNC-machined tenon that should be a precise fit. It is shaped in such a way that it can only be inserted from the top down, not sliding along the axis of the string pull. The new configuration theoreticallly involves less hand work and less room for error. Answering the call from those who want the long tenon for it's perceived or predicted effect on coupling and tone, but finding a way to incorporate current technology to get it done with more accuracy and maybe less labor. (Now here I am being all open minded about it yet the idea of CNC chambering makes me queasy, whole nuther story of course). By the way there were some Musicians Friend product descriptions for the Traditional when it came out that erroniously had this new neck tenon pictured, but it's the 08 Std, not the Traditional, that has the new neck tenon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnstrom Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Thanks for the info. I had no idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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