falconeman - Posted - 11/13/2009:  20:22:04

Quick question, what exactly is a radiused neck?

Chris

beegee - Posted - 11/13/2009:  20:30:59

The fingerboard is curved on top, like a Martin or Gibson or fender guitar. It makes noting easier.
A neck can have a radius that is consistent from one end to the other or one that gets flatter at one end than the other(compound radius).

To figure a radius, you draw a circle with a certain radius, say 11" or 12" or 16". Measure a segment of the circumference that corresponds to the width of the banjo fingerboard and you will see the amount of curvature the fingerboard will have.

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falconeman - Posted - 11/13/2009:  20:44:24

Thanks. And should I say, "duh"?

five years of college wasted...

pick1936 - Posted - 11/13/2009:  20:55:45

And Just in Case You want to try a neck, that is a joy to wrap a hand around, Try a Compound Radiused finger board, and neck, Check out some of Tom Nechville's Banjo's


Rings like Silver.
But It's Wood.

Nechville. In Higginsville.

Lee Kelso