Clamping a guitar neck really tight (without damage)
Issue 215 April 24, 2014
Working on a 1938 Gibson lap steel, Dan Erlewine needs to clamp the neck way more tightly than usual. He comes up with a special jig by modifying a Rock-n-Roller neck rest.
- Huge magnet on an old Charlie Christian pickup
- Really unusual 1930s control pots
- Drilling two holes turns a neck rest into a super-clamp
- Clamping the top and back to the guitar sides
