Ok, and now, some problems I've had. I haven't touched the headstock and I still don't know if I want to take the risk of re-drilling new holes for the machineheads ! However, I've noticed a couple of other issues.
First, I sanded and oiled the back of the neck with a mix of tung oil and linseed oil, and it feels really fantastic, super smooth and comfortable.
However, as soon as I turned my attention to the fingerboard, I noticed a couple of things. First, the wood between the nut and the first fret is badly scratched, and there is a long crack (a couple of inches). It looks bad, and I only saw it once I had started oiling the fingerboard and it had become darker. The scratches I can live with, but the crack...
And that's not all, the OTHER end of the fretboard is also badly scratched between the 20th-22nd frets, and the wood appears to have been chipped, like there's a whole square of wood missing :
So, a couple of questions for you master-builders out there (you know who you are ) : do you think that crack in the wood is going to affect the playability / stability of the neck in the long run ? Aesthetically, I think it's really problematic, but is there anything that can be done about it, or should I ask PBG to send me another, less flawed, neck ?
) : do you think that crack in the wood is going to affect the playability / stability of the neck in the long run ? Aesthetically, I think it's really problematic, but is there anything that can be done about it, or should I ask PBG to send me another, less flawed, neck ?
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