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Post by DarKnight on Jun 25, 2007 5:12:34 GMT -5
Just doodling around with the idea about mounting small slide switches to the side of the neck... Like "inside" the fretboard and/or actual neck wood(like fret markers)... And then leveling switch almost down to surface of wood so it won't be on the way too much when playing... It would be placed around 12th fret and of course on the upper side of the neck... So now one could use thumb to operate that switch(dunno why it couldn't be other way too - fretting fingers operating underside)... This would give the ability to use fretting hand for switching... This would naturally require some routing for wires too... Thoughts wondering in my head are: 1. Would it make neck too weak? eg. make breaking more likely or cause problems when adjusting truss rod? 2. What place would be best for wiring routs... directly under fretboard or on the back of the neck or what? 3. There probably is better switches for this so info about them is also appreciated. Slides sound rather easy at this point.. and you can get them in rather small size...
Cheers
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Post by michaelcbell on Jun 25, 2007 7:28:46 GMT -5
I'm not sure whether to cheer or run away... it sounds cool, but I'd be way too nervous about the stability of my neck to even think about routing a section out. Depending on your guitar, you might be able to mount some switches on the body itself just above the neck pocket on the "side" of the guitar that could be actuated by the fretting hand. If you're set on a neck-mounted switch, I'd definitely go for the top of the neck as opposed to the bottom.
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Post by vonFrenchie on Jun 26, 2007 1:17:12 GMT -5
I could see it working with
A: a small switch
B: small wire with thin shielding
C: a strong truss rod
D: even cutouts on both sides of the truss rod
It would work best if you were hand building the neck and then setting it or having a through body neck.
I agree with Michael, top is the way to go. A button on the back of the neck itself right by the body would be pretty awesome too but most likely harder and more dangerous to make.
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Post by sumgai on Jun 26, 2007 3:07:08 GMT -5
DarK, Actually, if you really have to do this, then it's time you learn How To Separate The Fingerboard From The Neck.  Then you can drill whatever and wherever you want, and devise a small channel to carry the wire(s) to the neck end, and thus through the neck pocket and into the control cavity. Simple, no?   HTH sumgai |
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Post by ChrisK on Jun 26, 2007 17:35:55 GMT -5
One might consider using membrane switches since these are thin (1 - 2mm), are flexible, and can be mounted with adhesive.
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Post by sumgai on Jun 28, 2007 13:43:12 GMT -5
One might consider using membrane switches since these are thin (1 - 2mm), are flexible, and can be mounted with adhesive. However, sadly, they have no tolerance for torsional stress. A few days of being rubbed by a thumb (on the back side), and they're toast. On the fretboard itself, I can imagine that the strings might easily cut into them, after some short period of time. I thought of them too, but I don't see any of the current production models as being ready for this kind of treatment.  sumgai |
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Then you can drill whatever and wherever you want, and devise a small channel to carry the wire(s) to the neck end, and thus through the neck pocket and into the control cavity. Simple, no? 
