New Hartford Standard necks vs the other brand

Kitarkus

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Anyone out there enjoying one of the New Hartford built standards and who also has some understanding of the Martin neck profiles? I had a custom Martin dread years ago with a great neck but have no idea which profile it was. My NH D-40 standard seems to have a very similar neck when compared to that old custom Martin....relatively slim/fast....enough to hold on to....non V. I'm trying to figure out which Martin neck is most similar to the NH standard series necks....and I assume it would either be the 'modified low oval' or the 'low profile'.....I'm thinking it is similar to the modified low oval but help appreciated if you have some better info.

Kit

PS...I s'pose this makes a huge leap/assumption that out NH standard necks are similar
 
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chazmo

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I've always been a fan of satin necks, Kit.

I can't really give you any intelligent comparison with the Martin necks, as my F-212XL Standard neck bears little resemblance to my old Martin D12-20 neck. Most of my guitars (including that old Martin and the HD-28 I used to have) are gloss.

Good luck with the comparo.
 
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