PSA: Tapered maple bolt on neck shims....that don't cost you a kidney

[MichaelW]

Just saw these pop up on my Amazon feed.



About 1/2 the price of the Stew Mac version which is the only other solid wood tapered shim I've ever come across.

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3

Or if you're made of money.....Option 4....

 

[KR Sound]

Nice. I bought the StewMac ones knowing full well they were too much. Everything there is expensive.

 

[jimilee]

I cut a very small, maybe 1/4 of an inch, piece of a business card and drop it in the back of the neck pocket. Works just as well. I've been wearing hearing aids for about 15 years, so I can hear a difference.

 

[MichaelW]

I ordered some to check out for my next build.

 

[Mentaltossflycoon]

And added to cart...

 

[HamishR]

I buy my speakers from StewMac because they have good prices and if you "subscribe" for a year you get free shipping to Australia. So I have saved a small fortune because of this. Same for tolex and grill cloth - if they have what you want. So while I agree that they can be expensive, especially for custom tools, they can also be great for other things.