A Tutorial - How To Mark Out Break Angles on Through Neck Guitars

Welcome to Crimson Guitars https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimsonC... and welcome to Crimson Guitars http://www.crimsonguitars.com and another Mini-Torial from Luthier Ben Crowe. In this episode, Ben demonstrates how to mark out a break angle for a through-neck guitar without having to do a lot of difficult mathematics! As always, if you would like to suggest a topic for Ben to talk about or have a question for this series, please leave a comment below. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:58 Draw a full-scale plan 3:39 Looking at a physical neck and working out the break angle 4:30 Bridge line plus room for adjustment, measure the height of the bridge 7:44 Taking into account the width of the top 9:11 Marking out the break angle on the guitar 9:38 Showing what will be cut away from the neck and top 10:15 Placement of the bodies of the guitar 10:52 Conclusion ___________________________________________________________________________________ We'd like to thank our partners for helping to make this video series possible. Triton Tools - http://www.tritontools.com/en-GB Wagner Meters - https://www.wagnermeters.com/ Starbond Adhesives - https://www.starbond.com/?rfsn=495373... ISOtunes Bluetooth Hearing Protection - http://bit.ly/36YmKro Support us by supporting our Partners, and at the same time get yourself a great deal with ISOtunes. Use code "CRIMSON10" for £10 off at "isotunes.co.uk" or $10 off at "isotunes.com" US Customers - Get the Freshest CA glues in the market (USA orders) at www.starbond.com Use Code 'CRIMSONGUITAR' at checkout to save 15% off on your purchase https://www.starbond.com/?rfsn=495373... Customers OUTSIDE of the US can now purchase Starbond adhesives through crimsonguitars.com ______________________________________________________________________ WEBSITE: http://www.crimsonguitars.com Luthier’s Tools & Supplies: http://bit.ly/LuthTools Guitar Building Courses: http://bit.ly/LuthierySchool Kit Guitars: http://bit.ly/KitGuitars SOCIAL Instagram -   / crimsonguitars   Facebook -   / crimsoncustomguitars   Patreon -   / crimsonguitars   OTHER Ben's Vintage Tool Shop - https://vintagetoolshop.com/ ______________________________________________________________________ Thank you again for all your support, we really, really appreciate it! – Ben Stay tuned and stay awesome! ______________________________________________________________________