finish cracks behind headstocks

Legend-LX-Fan Posted 2004-12-07 7:31 PM (#170562) Subject: finish cracks behind headstocks Joined: November 2002 Posts: 1196 Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Why do so many older pre K-bar necks have finish cracks one the back of the neck where the neck and headstock join. Is this due to this being the area where the truss rod is adjusted? Beal Posted 2004-12-07 7:45 PM (#170563 - in reply to #170562) Subject: Re: finish cracks behind headstocks Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch Are you talking about the necks with the 14* angle or the necks with the 8* angle? I'd guess 14 and that's because somebody dropped them, it's a stress point. That's why they changed to 8*. The 14 sound better.