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Learn More About D-Tube Neck Beam ™
The Ultimate in Instrument Neck Bracing
The Ultimate in Instrument Neck Bracing
The DragonPlate® Carbon Fiber D-Tube Neck Beam™ has been specifically designed to stabilize instrument necks with its unique D-Tube profile. The D-Tube Neck Beam™ significantly increases bending and torsional stiffness and weighs less than the wood it replaces! Builders also say that the D-Tube significantly improved the tone of their instruments.
D-Tube Beside Routed Guitar Neck
D-Tube Inserted into Guitar Neck
D-Tube in Finished Guitar Neck
Installing the D-Tube Neck Beam™
The D-Tube Neck Beam™ comes in two sizes: 3/4" wide in a straight or tapered profile and 1/2" wide in a straight profile. The 3/4" tapered version is intended for use on thin necks, as seen on certain guitars, while the 1/2" straight is meant for smaller necks like those of a mandolin.
Installing the beam is quick and easy. First, use a 3/4" or 1/2" core box router bit to make a groove in the neck. Then, bond the beam in the groove. For straight beams D-Tubes, the groove should have a constant depth. Tapered beam D-Tubes require a shallower groove at the head, ideal for thin necks.
Guitar Neck Prior to Routing
Guitar Neck After Routing
D-Tube Installed in Routed Neck
Replace Typical Approach
The DragonPlate D-Tube Neck Beam™ replaces the typical approach of a truss rod and carbon fiber reinforcement beams with a one-piece insert. Cutting the groove for the d-tube is a much simpler operation and requires less labor than fitting a truss rod and carbon fiber reinforcement strips.
You can learn more about other builders' experience installing the DragonPlate D-Tube here. >>
Product Selection
Use the links below to filter our D-Tube product selection table based on your intended instrument or jump down to our full product line.
Cello
Neck BraceMandolin
1/2", 16" Straight LengthViolin
1/2", 6" Straight LengthBass Guitar
3/4", 20" Straight LengthView All D-Tube Neck Beam™ Products