MIJvintage
Well-known member
Nicely stated Mark
In regard to the 'rocker tenon':
The rocker type tenon is less effecient in the transfer of vibration aka sound than a regular/non long tenon.
With a rocker style tenon there is a very negligible percentage of surface area contact between the bottom of the tenon, and the top surface of the body joint.
The only areas to realize real & meaningful contact in this type of joint would be the two sides.
IMO, with the rocker style tenon the transfer of vibration aka sound looses out to the concept of ease of manufacture.
That is a terrible trade of, and IMO just goes to demonstrate that a company that uses this technique is much more interested in getting numbers out the door, than they are of making a quality guitar.
What a shame ................
In regard to the regular/non long tenon:
I have played & owned many LP style guitars without the long tenon, and tonally the regular tenon/non long tenon guitars stand up just fine to the long tenon examples.
I prefer a long neck tenon in a LP style guitar but it is obviously not required to have a good, or even great guitar.
In regard to the 'rocker tenon':
The rocker type tenon is less effecient in the transfer of vibration aka sound than a regular/non long tenon.
With a rocker style tenon there is a very negligible percentage of surface area contact between the bottom of the tenon, and the top surface of the body joint.
The only areas to realize real & meaningful contact in this type of joint would be the two sides.
IMO, with the rocker style tenon the transfer of vibration aka sound looses out to the concept of ease of manufacture.
That is a terrible trade of, and IMO just goes to demonstrate that a company that uses this technique is much more interested in getting numbers out the door, than they are of making a quality guitar.
What a shame ................
In regard to the regular/non long tenon:
I have played & owned many LP style guitars without the long tenon, and tonally the regular tenon/non long tenon guitars stand up just fine to the long tenon examples.
I prefer a long neck tenon in a LP style guitar but it is obviously not required to have a good, or even great guitar.