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Topic: metal necks for older m.s.a guitars |
Paul Wade
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mundelein,ill
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Posted 16 Sep 2003 3:25 pm |
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does anybody know if you could put metal necks on a older m.s.a classic formica d-10 i have seen metal necks on older wood ones!??
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 16 Sep 2003 4:11 pm
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Are you doing it for looks, or to change the sound? If your MSA is an old "Classic" with a body made of die-board (a special type of plywood), you probably won't notice any difference in the sound when you add metal necks. Note: the "Classic SS" ("SS" for Super Small), is a different guitar, and I'm not talking about that one, here. (The "SS" designation has nothing to do with the pickups.)
To tell if the body under the formica is die-board, remove the endplate on the end opposite the changer. It's held on by 4 screws into the body, 2 screws into the front apron, and 2 screws into the rear apron (you'll have to remove the back apron cover plate to get to these two). If the body is made of the plywood die-board material, the end-grain layers will be easily visible.
Some of the Classics were made with a solid wood body, and with those, you might notice a small change in the tone (and a small reduction in weight) if you add aluminum necks. (By the way, only one or two of the old MSA's were built with the full aluminum necks!)[This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 16 September 2003 at 05:20 PM.] |
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Wayne Brown
From:
Bassano, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 16 Sep 2003 5:47 pm
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i may have a set for msa d-10 classic coming in if your interested
thanks
wayne |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 16 Sep 2003 6:10 pm
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| Check with Jim Palenscar; he's done it. |
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Paul Wade
From:
mundelein,ill
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 17 Sep 2003 6:03 am
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| You can also usually see the plywood in the changer cavity at the pickup side. I had an S10 plywood and replaced it with a D10 solid wood and the sustain and tone difference was incredible. From my experience the plywood definitely deadened things quite a bit. |
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Wayne Brown
From:
Bassano, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 18 Sep 2003 4:00 am
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paul i got the necks...i'll take pic's of them for you...are these thing ever wonderfully built
thanks
wayne |
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Keith Murrow
From:
Wichita, KS
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Posted 21 Sep 2003 5:45 pm
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| .. [This message was edited by Keith Murrow on 26 October 2004 at 04:00 PM.] |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 21 Sep 2003 6:40 pm
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| The aluminum necks that I've made for the MSA's were designed by Reece and were made for the 12 string model and eventually became the design on the new Millenium series of guitars. One could be redesigned for the SS series for a 10 string neck however the cost might make it a bit impractical. |
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Roger Shackelton
From:
MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 21 Sep 2003 8:51 pm
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Jim Boen passed away in March of 2002. Jim sold his guitar company to Roy Thomas about 10 years ago. Maybe Roy has some of those aluminum necks.
Roger |
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my guitar i belive is a plywood. jim , do have jim palenscar email or web site and where is he ?
