Neck reshaping/recarve

jdmcduders Joined: Jan 14, 2013 Posts: 137 Indianapolis, IN	Posted on Oct 12 2022 12:56 PM I have a PRS S2 Standard 22 that I've been playing a lot the last couple of years. I like the guitar a lot but I have started to develop fret hand fatigue quicker lately. I'm starting to wonder if its the neck thickness which is on the bigger end of my guitars. I've been contemplating a neck recarve/reshape as I like the tone and the overall playability. I reached out to PRS through their technical center to see if they offer that. They dont currently due to their production backlog. Has anyone had a luthier do this kind of work? Did you have a good or bad experience? Anyone have recommendations? Top
chiba Joined: Sep 02, 2022 Posts: 370 Central VA	Posted on Oct 13 2022 10:02 AM Philtone (Phil Jacoby) in Baltimore reshaped an overly fat neck for me once a long time ago - it was a rosewood neck, though, and not painted. Might be worth a call to him anyway, and Baltimore's not that far from Stevensville if you're local. You might seek out an occupational therapist for some work on your hand, though - if this fatigue is a new thing, there could be something going on that needs professional intervention. — -- Project: MAYHEM by Hypersonic Secret now available! Top
jdmcduders Joined: Jan 14, 2013 Posts: 137 Indianapolis, IN	Posted on Oct 13 2022 10:40 AM I dont have the problem playing on my Gibsonsz which have the smaller 60s style necks so it may not be my hand/arm but if it continues I'll get it checked out. I was playing my G&L for several hours last night and didn't have the problem that's why I think it's due to neck size Top
Squid Joined: Aug 22, 2010 Posts: 1013 Portland, Oregon with Insanitizers	Posted on Oct 14 2022 07:03 PM I have substantially thinned necks of half a dozen guitars, including a DiPinto Mach IV. No one showed me how to do this and I have no luthier training. Most of the effort was done by an electric rotary moto-tool (with sanding wheel), but I always used elbow grease with sandpaper, and I finished with Formby's tung oil. It was not hard and it did not take long. I didn't take the strings off the guitars--or even loosen them. I do this only for my own guitars. Of course it can be done badly, but only if you take it too far. Before I thinned it the DiPinto neck was a baseball bat, so there was a wide range of what could be done without ruining the neck. — Insanitizers! http://www.insanitizers.com Top

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