DarrenD Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 So in a three-piece Hamer laminated neck, the two outside pieces are opposing grains to fight each other - and from the same piece of wood to my knowledge. What was the middle piece? Can someone explain this system in more detail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthes Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 The outside pieces of the 3 piece neck have the same grain orientation. The center piece is reverse of the two outer ones. Any twisting is counteracted by the adjacent piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakeboy Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 And it makes for an extremely stable neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshoowah Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 It also makes for more usable yield from lumber that might not be dimensioned for 1-piece construction. 1-piece construction is by far the most wasteful, because you end up with larger off-cuts, whereas a two or three piece allows the use of portions of the log that might have previously been viewed as scrap, at least as tonewoods. I also think it looks really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 That's why the best necks are plywood - lotta different grain directions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixesandsevens Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 50 minutes ago, hamerhead said: That's why the best necks are plywood - lotta different grain directions. I was gonna say, sadly the impression is "less wasteful" = "lower quality". *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Thanks for asking this question. I have not noticed a neck related tonal difference between my 2 Hamer's vs my 2 Gibson one piece quartersawn necks, but I do feel that the Hamer's are less prone to twisting and nut area stress breaks. Has anybody done any back to back comparison tests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixesandsevens Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 1 hour ago, spanky said: Thanks for asking this question. I have not noticed a neck related tonal difference between my 2 Hamer's vs my 2 Gibson one piece quartersawn necks, but I do feel that the Hamer's are less prone to twisting and nut area stress breaks. Has anybody done any back to back comparison tests? My limited understanding is that Hamer measured it in the early days. They were having issues with returns for warped necks and did this as a way to reduce warranty claims. While it sounds like it does improve yield, it's also more work, so I assume they wouldn't have done it if it didn't either (a) work more reliably or (b) make a better instrument. Source: That Hamer factory video you can find on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenD Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 Thanks for the information. So the middle piece is battling the other two. Interesting. What is the advantage of this over a two-piece lamination where two pieces are simply opposing grain and simply battling each other? Wouldn't this be more equal? I really not a wood expert and interested in these details. My old cali elite stayed in tune in 38 and 100 degree outdoor gigs and I think the stressed neck system really contributed to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 On 5/28/2019 at 3:10 PM, hamerhead said: That's why the best necks are plywood - lotta different grain directions. Insert image from URL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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