Upper fingerboard angle on a far east resonator

[spaskalev]

Hi folks. I got a old Stagg resonator that I'd like to get up to playing condition. I play regular fingerstyle so I prefer the action on the lower side. I cleaned it up and a local tech helped me with the general setup (nut, bridge height, frets). However the tech had never worked (or seen in person for that matter) a resonator guitar before so he wasn't quire sure what to make of the upper part of the neck. Resonators aren't really popular in Europe so that's that. After the 14th fret the fingerboard is sloping down towards the body, see the attached photo. I read that the fingerboard is screwed to a block underneath and the screws are hidden with the inlays. Can those be taken out and some shims put underneath ?

Cheers!

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[pete1951]

Most metal resonators have a wedge ( in red on the drawing) that slightly distorts the top and gets the finger board straight.
They are sometimes glued in.
Pete

They can be a bit awkward to get in

[spaskalev]

Thanks! I managed to get my hand in and feel what's in and also got a rather low-resolution inspection camera in there. There is a flat piece under the body that appears to be some sort of a plywood. Right next to it is the neck stick and there's no gap or wedge between them.

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[spaskalev]

Hmm, taking another feel it appears that the upper/raised edge of the neck stick extends a bit further after the plywood piece ends. This makes for a slot (about 2cm in length and 1cm in height) between the stick and the metal body that I could try to put a wedge into it.

[spaskalev]

Thank you Pete, I managed to fashion out a very crude wedge out of folded cardboard and put it in between the upper edge of the neck stick and the metal body. This raised the fingerboard just enough to not bother me action-wise. Now I just have to have the frets dressed again.

Cheers!

[pete1951]

Great, glad to help, though a very thin hardwood wedge would be better
Pete