Neck pocket dimension for front of heel

[mule]

Did a quick search and couldn't find the info. Tried emailing Warmoth and their cs agent did not know/couldn't find the dimension. I'm drawing a custom body in CAD and would like to use their necks. Someone here please measure the width of the front of the pocket where it first meets the neck. That way I can get the taper correct.

 

[BigSteve22]

I have an unmounted Strat neck on hand. Width of the heel, at the point where the straight sides turn into the curved profile, measured 2.1265". So I'm thinking the nominal dimension is 2-1/8" or 2.125".

Hope that helps.

 

[mule]

Spike at Warmoth just sent me an email saying it was 2 1/8" too.  :hello2:

Thanks for checking.

 

[mule]

Do you know what the radius is on the front and rear edges of the pocket? Found a plan online but its a little unreliable...i.e. the pocket is skewed and not square. It has the rear radius as 1/4" and the front radius as .18.

 

[BigSteve22]

...i.e. the pocket is skewed and not square...

That's correct, the pocket is not square, but an isosceles trapezoid. Necks must be pushed in from above, because they will not slide in.

 

[mule]

Okay..its difficult to talk about geometry with words. Yep the sides definitely have a taper or angle and are mirrored. In the plan I found the horizontal lines are not square or at a slight angle from 0 degrees. If I can't find the info I think I might just use 3/16" radius for the front and 1/4" for the rear as that's close to what's on the plan.

 

[Rick]

Or you could buy a neck and take the measurement s from that. ... Plus you'd have your first neck  :icon_thumright:

 

[TBurst Std]

Or you could buy a neck and take the measurement s from that. ... Plus you'd have your first neck  :icon_thumright:

For the win

 

[ByteFrenzy]

I'm wondering if the exact width at the front of the pocket wouldn't depend on the scale and the nut width. I would expect the shape of the heel to follow the sides of the fretboard, and for obvious reasons those are straight. So according to me, the width at the front of the pocket would be slightly less for a 24 3/4" with a 1.650" nut than for a baritone 28 5/8" neck with a 1 11/16" nut.