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what are the common neck and heel dimensions of a standard dreadnought. I have a set of the martin d-28 plans but they are vague at best in the final complete thickness at the heel and butt.

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Found this at McAlisters website
depth at tail 4 7/8" *
depth at neck 3 3/4"


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I had to call the house and check but that matches my Martin D-28 plans
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that seems fat to me....?

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Martin site doesn't give heel and neck depth, only depth. They list a D as 4 7/8".

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Not on their web site. I have a set of plans that came with a kit I did about 4 years ago. That is where I got the Dim'sMichaelP38405.7314930556
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