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Leveling frets ? I didn't find right discussion for me. I have new oak guitar neck with 12" (305 mm) radius maple fingerboard. frets on neck have never been… Started by Jantan ux	11	Aug 9, 2013 Reply by Andres
Where do you get a fret scale ruller from in the UK? Hi Does anyone know where to get a fret scale ruler in the UK from and which is the best and typical scale to use. Thanks for any help B… Started by BUGGY (C)	59	Nov 20, 2012 Reply by Bluesheart
warped box ? Fingerboard? I have good cigar box. Bad is that it's in propeller. Can I fix it and how ? I have guitar fingerboard what is 70cm long. I wanna make 2… Started by Jantan ux	11	Jul 10, 2012 Reply by Jantan ux
fretted versus fretless So, I'm just getting back into the world of acoustic blues playing after some 12 or so years in which I didn't pick up a guitar. The CGB wo… Started by Ian Holmes	16	Jun 11, 2012 Reply by wes carl
For Sale 3 finger/ fret boards I have 3 fret boards for sale they are 1 3/8 inch wide by 22 inch long by 1/4 inch thick, a little narrow for an average cbg neck but mayb… Started by Tom Caneschi aka cbg tom	8	Aug 27, 2011 Reply by Tom Caneschi aka cbg tom
achieving perfect intonation I have for some time now been building CBGs with a fret scale of 25.5 inches. I also laid out a template for fret spacing by matching it up… Started by Hellhound Custom Built Guitars	16	Apr 24, 2011 Reply by Diane in Chicago
How I do fretting video I know there are other videos out that that show how to fret, but I thought I would put one together that shows how I go about it. I know t… Started by Dan Sleep	5	Feb 22, 2011 Reply by Dan Sleep
Ideas, please Hey all. I am trying to finish up a fret board where I drilled some holes and placed some white marble tacks as the fret dots. I sank the… Started by Douglas Eric Marsalis	4	Aug 19, 2010 Reply by JUJU
Question on FRETS Hey all. I have a few questions on fretting.... 1. For those of you that use WIRE for frets, what is your method for making them nice a… Started by Douglas Eric Marsalis	10	Jul 6, 2010 Reply by Douglas Eric Marsalis
Question about this miter box/saw combo on Habor Freight... I'm looking into buying this miter box and saw for fretting purposes: http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/saws/miter-box-set-37022.ht… Started by Grace Bowyer	14	Jun 20, 2010 Reply by BenBob

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