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Headstock Designs from Ed Roman Guitars

Abstract guitars offers numerous different headstock designs, eventually they will all be pictured here. The reason there will be a page devoted to headstocks is to drive home the fact that any model may be ordered with any headstock. In most cases it will not affect the prices. After all these are all custom made anyway.

Headstock Designs from Ed Roman Custom Shop Bass Trad Headstock Derringer Headstock Viceroy Headstock Reverse Pointed Headstock Avanti Headstock Area 51 Headstock Banana Headstock Gumby Headstock Pterodactyl Headstock Quicksilver Style 1 Quicksilver Style 2 Quicksilver Style 3 Pagan Gothic Headstock Artist Headstock New Warpig Headstock PRS Style Demon Horns Headstock Harpoon Headstock Pharaoh Headstock Fang Headstock Druid Headstock Pagan Horn Headstock Mysterion Headstock Hellion Headstock 5 String Bass Headstock Dark Knight Headstock Centurion / Speedloader Traditional Headstock Rockingbat Headstock Dime Headstock Enterprize Headstock Ace In The Hole Caligula Whiskey Pete Vigilante Headstock RVC Headstock Foundation Headstock Scorpion 7 String Diddley Doo Wop Scorpion Headstock Tri-axe Headstock Shaman Headstock Reverse Centurion Perpetrator Headstock Kingpin Headstock

Cadillac Headstock Black Ice Headstock Omega Headstock Phantazm Bass Cloud Headstock Predator Headstock BG 1 Headstock Black Fire Headstock Caligula Headstock Metal Fork Headstock Shaman Headstock Viper Headstock Phantazm Headstock V Twin Headstock Shrieking V Headstock Vulcan Headstock Man O War Headstock Hollow Tear Drop Headstock Arrow Headstock Arrow Variation Rude Boy Headstock Extenda Vee Teardrop w/ Speed Loader Extenda Vee Headstock Extenda Vee Headstock Reverse Scorpion Headstock Ninja Headstock Roman Veillette Headstock CBGB Headstock Painkiller Headstock Abstract Mutilator Headstock Abstract Mos Def Headstock

Currently there are over 35 new headstock designs on the drawing board

All Headstocks Available on All Models

The scarf joint in wood In woodworking, there are two distinctly different categories of scarf, based on whether the joint has interlocking faces or not. A plain scarf is simply two flat planes meeting on an angle relative to the axis of the stock being joined, and depends entirely on adhesive and/or mechanical fastening (screws, bolts, etc.) for all strength. Hooked, keyed, and nibbed scarfs are some of the many example of interlocking scarfs, offering varying degrees of tensile and compressive strength, though most still depend on mechanical fastening to keep the joint closed. The plain scarf is not preferred when strength is required, so it is often used in decorative situations, such as the application of trim or molding. The use of modern high-strength adhesives can greatly increase the structural performance of a plain scarf. Scarf joints are used on mass production guitars where the headstock angle dips far back Major guitar brands have signature headstocks that make their guitars or guitar series easily recognizable. An unwritten law of the guitar industry allows copying of overall guitar body designs, but no major brand copies headstock designs. As seen in a section below, even "copied" at the first glance designs retain clear visible changes in dimensions, proportions of elements, etc, so it is almost always possible to tell a major brand of a guitar by looking at headstock.

Many wood joinery techniques either depend upon or compensate for the fact that wood is anisotropic its material properties are different along different dimensions. Joining wood parts together must take this into account, otherwise the joint is destined to fail. Gluing boards with the grain running perpendicular to each other is often the reason for split boards, or broken joints. Furniture from the 18th century, while made by master craftsmen, did not take this into account. The result is this masterful work suffers from broken bracket feet, which was often attached with a glue block which ran perpendicular to the base pieces. The glue blocks were fastened with both glue and nails, resulting in unequal expansion and contraction between the pieces. This was also the cause of splitting of wide boards, which were commonly used during that period

Angel Of Death With Scorpion Headstock