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Hi,

how come a classical neck has a high rise on the treble side and is slightly concave? Is it possible this was done at the factory?

I have pulled the frets and they have a negative radius. As you can tell by the picture, it looks like it was leveled this way. Of course this poor thing was strung up with steelies for decades, it was made by a local company in the 70's and these models in particular are amogst the most favourable.

Has a few bumps on the fingerboard, especially the right above the heel area and a rising toungue, plus the bridge is crap and soundhole got a big blister behind the bass side of the bridge just before the point of cracking. Otherwise neck/extension joints look solid, no cracks, expect where the top of the heel meets the bottom of the block, there's a hairline gap.

The neck and headstock seem and feel straight, neck is parallel to the body, so it has to be something weird with that fretboard.

This is a learning aid guitar, so I'll do a complete reset and bridge replacement anyway, at least to try it out.

The hole is from a pinnail securing the nut, previous owner did that :)

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Sorry, maybe I lack some proper terminology, I'm just more into mechanics of the thing. It might not be an actual rising tounge, since the extension hasn't actually lifted, but there sure is a rise at the end of the fingerboard.

If this is a cheapo..no answer but I do know that Ramirez built a tapering off on the bass side...yours if inexpensive may be poor craftsmanship and /or bad materials...what kind id it?

Hi T.

What you have is a poorly made cheap guitar. If it IS a nylon string guitar, it has the wrong type of tuners. However, It may have been originally designed for steel strings. A slotted headstock is not unique to nylon string guitars.  These types of instruments sold for about $20 USD .....usually at discount chain stores.

Regardless of who it was made by or when, it is a substandard instrument. I see these all the time when people wish to "trade up" to a better guitar. We give them a $10 trade in allowance and let them keep the guitar or the guitar ends up in the dumpster.

Good luck with the neck reset as it probably has a non standard neck joint. My first guess is that the neck heel is glued directly to the body without using a mortise or bolts. This is very common with these types of guitars.

Beyond being a guinea pig as a yard sale special, the guitar isn't worth messing with...especially if it doesn't have a reinforced neck, preferably with a working truss rod.

Whatever you chose to do with it, may you have the best of luck and success (-:

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