Linear dovetail neck joint for a
musical instrument (1) with a body (2), wherein the linear dovetail neck joint has the following features: a neck (4) with a lower surface (5b) with a groove (30); a block (40) with a contoured surface (46) which forms part of the body (2) when the block (40) is attached to the body (2), an upper platform (42) with a hole (52a, 52b) accessible from outside the
musical instrument (1) and configured to receive a fastening element (54a, 54b), and a rear surface (48) with a window (60); a compensating sleeve (70) designed to be inserted into the window (60) of the block (40); at least one substantially flat or angled compensating
washer (90) configured to fit into the compensating sleeve (70), the compensating
washer (90) having an upper section (96a, 96b) with a height defining the distance by which the linear dovetail neck joint separates the neck (4) from the block (40) when the
lower face (5b) of the neck (4) rests on the upper section (96a, 96b) when the linear dovetail neck joint is fully assembled; and a dovetail tenon (110) which engages at least indirectly in the groove (30) of the neck (4) and has a top (116), a bottom (118) and an opening (112a, 112b) extending through the dovetail tenon (110) from the top (116) to the bottom (118), wherein the opening (112a, 112b) is aligned with the hole (52a, 52b) of the block (40) and is configured to receive the
fastener (54a, 54b), and wherein a rotation of the
fastener (54a, 54b) in the opening (112a, 112b) causes the
fastener (54a, 54b) to pull the dovetail tenon (110) together with the neck (4) downwards towards the upper platform (42) of the block (40) and the dovetail tenon (110) and neck (4) attached to the block (40).