Numbers on neck heel

[edward2b]

What do the written nos found on Warmoth necks relate to? Example 1.679, 1.628
I always thought it was the weight,someone else reckons it`s the nut width but I can`t see why you would need 3 decimal place accuracy for that !
Thanks

 

[JimBeed]

Pretty sure its the weight, but the others will know more.

 

[edward2b]

Yeah JimBeed ,I`m pretty sure we are correct,but when someone comes up with these things you start to doubt yourself! (And I`m not worried enough to start pulling neacks off to prove/disprove it! LOL! )

 

[Wyliee]

What do the written nos found on Warmoth necks relate to? Example 1.679, 1.628
I always thought it was the weight,someone else reckons it`s the nut width but I can`t see why you would need 3 decimal place accuracy for that !
Thanks

You'll potentially see a few different numbers.  Things like 6150, ss615, etc... are the fret wire installed.  1.679 and 1.628 are the nut widths.  If you look on the butt end, you may see a three digit number that was the production number. (This is NOT a serial number.  Production numbers can and will cycle through more than once.)  You may also see custom radius and custom back contour notes.

 

[JimBeed]

My Mistake  :doh: :laughing8:

 

[AutoBat]

Here's a pic of my neck when I got it.
You can see from the markings that it is a compound radius, 59 roundback, with stainless steel 6105 frets.
(it's Mahogany & Ebony, if you cared)

 

[edward2b]

I those handwritten 3 decimal place numbers are the nut width,why don`t Warmoth use it in their neck descriptions on the `Showcase for sale` necks instead of just 1.5/8,1.11/16 etc?
One of my W necks described as 1.11/16 was a hair off 1.3/4,so why not describe them as accurately as they obviously measure them !!

 

[Cagey]

One of my W necks described as 1.11/16 was a hair off 1.3/4,so why not describe them as accurately as they obviously measure them !!

My guess would be there's a range the width falls in, rather than an exact number. It's wood, after all, and it grows/shrinks with temperature/humidity and production tolerances. That's where 'fret sprout' comes from. Plus, if they labelled the things by their decimal value, they'd probably start getting dozens of emails/day from people wondering what the neck width "really" is, since most kids these days graduate without the math skills needed to make change for a buck, let alone convert decimal values to fractions or vice-versa. The frets and nuts are cut and ground to fit the width, so it really doesn't matter as long as it's close. You can't feel a few thousandths in width one way or the other.

 

[NovasScootYa]

You'll potentially see a few different numbers.  Things like 6150, ss615, etc... are the fret wire installed.  1.679 and 1.628 are the nut widths.  If you look on the butt end, you may see a three digit number that was the production number. (This is NOT a serial number.  Production numbers can and will cycle through more than once.)  You may also see custom radius and custom back contour notes.

To whoever installed the fretwire on my last 5 or 6 necks I want to send my compliments. (I assume it's the individual who delicately inks in fret size & nut width?)

 

[Super Turbo Deluxe Custom]

I those handwritten 3 decimal place numbers are the nut width,why don`t Warmoth use it in their neck descriptions on the `Showcase for sale` necks instead of just 1.5/8,1.11/16 etc?
One of my W necks described as 1.11/16 was a hair off 1.3/4,so why not describe them as accurately as they obviously measure them !!

Depending on when that mark is made, it's probably put on there for the operator to know what size it will be.  A target for the intended, finished nut width and not necessarily the end result.  Obviously, the necks are wood and not metal, so the process of cutting, sanding, and /or finishing add variables that can change that by the thousanths of the inch.