CBG building "hacks" - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-29T10:42:37Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/cbg-building-hacks?commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A2348329&feed=yes&xn_auth=noAnother easy way, is, if you…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-08-09:2592684:Comment:26664342016-08-09T20:46:07.228Zdarryl kernaghanhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/darrylkernaghan
<p>Another easy way, is, if you intend to have fret dots or similar, just drill a small hole where 2 of the markers go,hammer in a small brad to the neck, and either remove it after glueing,or sink it deep enough for you fret inlay to seat above it, heck,even use brass flat head nails for all your markers, 2 jobs in 1</p>
<p>Another easy way, is, if you intend to have fret dots or similar, just drill a small hole where 2 of the markers go,hammer in a small brad to the neck, and either remove it after glueing,or sink it deep enough for you fret inlay to seat above it, heck,even use brass flat head nails for all your markers, 2 jobs in 1</p> If the salt method doesn't wo…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-08-09:2592684:Comment:26667292016-08-09T20:34:14.599ZTim Fleischerhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/TimFleischer
<p>If the salt method doesn't work for your fret board to neck glue up.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw2h6L32JMU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw2h6L32JMU</a></p>
<p>If the salt method doesn't work for your fret board to neck glue up.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw2h6L32JMU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw2h6L32JMU</a></p> Thanks all - for me sometimes…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-04-13:2592684:Comment:25696572016-04-13T01:58:32.728ZKigarhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Kigar
<p>Thanks all - for me sometimes it takes a few ways of explaining but now it makes sense!</p>
<p>Thanks all - for me sometimes it takes a few ways of explaining but now it makes sense!</p> Zero fret the bugger and be d…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-04-12:2592684:Comment:25695472016-04-12T21:10:38.217ZFomhorachhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Fomhorach
<p>Zero fret the bugger and be done with it :)</p>
<p>Zero fret the bugger and be done with it :)</p> JL and Gary thanks for clarif…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-04-12:2592684:Comment:25693162016-04-12T14:21:16.312ZMoritz Voegelihttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MoritzVoegeli265
<p>JL and Gary thanks for clarification: mark the positions of nut and frets as usual but put the nut for low action half a millimeter towards the first fret. The saw you are fretting with is about .6 millimeters so you get the idea.</p>
<p>Gary's idea of the nut protruding over the fretboard is a lot better than the alternative to glue a fine piece of wood or bone afterwards to correct a sharp first halftone...</p>
<p>JL and Gary thanks for clarification: mark the positions of nut and frets as usual but put the nut for low action half a millimeter towards the first fret. The saw you are fretting with is about .6 millimeters so you get the idea.</p>
<p>Gary's idea of the nut protruding over the fretboard is a lot better than the alternative to glue a fine piece of wood or bone afterwards to correct a sharp first halftone...</p> Seems like a good idea. Alte…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-04-12:2592684:Comment:25693092016-04-12T12:53:23.277Zgary sheldonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/0d3jt6c98794o
<p>Seems like a good idea. Alternately, it seems like you could file a bit on the nut where it contacts the fretboard. Don't file the upper part of the nut, just the lower part, so the nut overlaps the end of the fretboard.. If the results weren't satisfactory, simply change nuts. Better than scrapping the fretboard. Just sayin' . I would like to hear other opinions on all this. On my ukes, the first couple frets seem pretty sharp. I keep lowering the action at the nut and it improves,…</p>
<p>Seems like a good idea. Alternately, it seems like you could file a bit on the nut where it contacts the fretboard. Don't file the upper part of the nut, just the lower part, so the nut overlaps the end of the fretboard.. If the results weren't satisfactory, simply change nuts. Better than scrapping the fretboard. Just sayin' . I would like to hear other opinions on all this. On my ukes, the first couple frets seem pretty sharp. I keep lowering the action at the nut and it improves, but I don't know how far to go.</p> cut your fret slots normally,…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-04-12:2592684:Comment:25692222016-04-12T12:13:23.799ZJLhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/JL239
<p>cut your fret slots normally, then cut for your nut a tad closer to compensate for the open string being the only note without the extra tension of being pressed to the fingerboard. </p>
<p>a good article about compensation at the saddle and nut is:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lmii.com/scale-length-intonation" target="_blank">http://www.lmii.com/scale-length-intonation</a></p>
<p>although, trying to measure and cut a slot to 0.5mm or 0.012" accuracy is so tiny, I accept the error inherent in…</p>
<p>cut your fret slots normally, then cut for your nut a tad closer to compensate for the open string being the only note without the extra tension of being pressed to the fingerboard. </p>
<p>a good article about compensation at the saddle and nut is:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lmii.com/scale-length-intonation" target="_blank">http://www.lmii.com/scale-length-intonation</a></p>
<p>although, trying to measure and cut a slot to 0.5mm or 0.012" accuracy is so tiny, I accept the error inherent in the process anyway.</p> Moritz I saw that somewhere e…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-04-12:2592684:Comment:25688722016-04-12T02:54:24.786ZKigarhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/Kigar
<p>Moritz I saw that somewhere else as well but it was not clear - does it mean to make a normal fretboard spacing with the nut moved closer to the frets a half mm, or is only the first fret shortened and the rest normal as measured from the nut?</p>
<p>Moritz I saw that somewhere else as well but it was not clear - does it mean to make a normal fretboard spacing with the nut moved closer to the frets a half mm, or is only the first fret shortened and the rest normal as measured from the nut?</p> What I learnt from my friend …tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-04-11:2592684:Comment:25685222016-04-11T19:57:24.208ZMoritz Voegelihttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/MoritzVoegeli265
<p>What I learnt from my friend <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.runessonguitars.com/" target="_blank">Tyko Runesson</a>, swedish-swiss luthier who builds beautiful guitars and other stringed instruments: shorten the distance from nut to first fret half a millimeter, so the first halftone will not be sharp. This for classic guitars with low action, for high action as preferred for playing with a slide try with a millimeter.</p>
<p>What I learnt from my friend <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.runessonguitars.com/" target="_blank">Tyko Runesson</a>, swedish-swiss luthier who builds beautiful guitars and other stringed instruments: shorten the distance from nut to first fret half a millimeter, so the first halftone will not be sharp. This for classic guitars with low action, for high action as preferred for playing with a slide try with a millimeter.</p> I hammer the frets in the tra…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2016-04-10:2592684:Comment:25673612016-04-10T06:17:37.981Zgary sheldonhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/0d3jt6c98794o
<p>I hammer the frets in the traditional way. When I glue in the fretboard, I use plenty of clamps and a full length piece of hardwood top and bottom to spread the pressure and prevent clamp marks. Make the top hardwood piece a little narrower that the fretboard so you can see and feel that the fretboard is properly centered over the neck. This method also insures that the frets are all properly seated. I have been using Hide glue on the fretboard in case I ever have to remove it.</p>
<p>I hammer the frets in the traditional way. When I glue in the fretboard, I use plenty of clamps and a full length piece of hardwood top and bottom to spread the pressure and prevent clamp marks. Make the top hardwood piece a little narrower that the fretboard so you can see and feel that the fretboard is properly centered over the neck. This method also insures that the frets are all properly seated. I have been using Hide glue on the fretboard in case I ever have to remove it.</p>