I have used small pieces of thick soft metal wire for side markers that I filed smooth and inserted in holes in the neck. Cheap, available and easy to work.
I usually use 5mm abalone black or white shell dots up the side of the neck, just drill a 5mm hole a couple of mm deep, they glue in really easily! alternative there is the "burn in" method for light woods, just reverse the soldering iron tip for perfectly round marker dots (-:
I know a few builders who use plastic golf tees { the stem part, not the cup part } drilled in and cut off and smoothed down. They look the dogs bollocks and very professional, I don't know if anyone plays golf in America? :>}
Still got the slot or cross(phillips) in the middle. How about flathead cu or al rivets ? Looks like a screw with no ctr hole. Don't see why either wouldn't work though.
Well, my 2 cents worth. Side fret markers work best for me. I can just plain see them more easily when I'm playing. Especially in dark conditions as often happens. And something with contrast in color. I have a walnut neck git (dark) with 1/8 inch light colored dowels for side fret markers. Works good.
I got to play a couple of songs during Justin Johnson's break this week. The 'stage' area was kind of dark. I had a black neck guitar with side fret markers in red. Not enough contrast for me to see - and for IVI gits, (GDg), I need to see the markers. I got by, but white would have been better contrast.
For my 'relic' gits, the markers don't have to be 'slick and pretty'. I might just drill a shallow hole and daub in paint.
I used brass screws on the washboard build for 2 reasons. Their nice looking and I made 2 different fret boards, 1 dulci scale 1 guitar scale which can easily be switched using the screws. 25" scale length on the neck.
All my builds are fretless. I do used cheater marks to help with slide positioning. And I have used nails, and I will say the drill press idea is a good one. A hand drill tends to slip around before it bites.
Also, I never put my marks on the front of the neck. I put them on the side facing up. I cant see them on the front while playing anyway.
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I have used small pieces of thick soft metal wire for side markers that I filed smooth and inserted in holes in the neck. Cheap, available and easy to work.
I usually use 5mm abalone black or white shell dots up the side of the neck, just drill a 5mm hole a couple of mm deep, they glue in really easily! alternative there is the "burn in" method for light woods, just reverse the soldering iron tip for perfectly round marker dots (-:
I know a few builders who use plastic golf tees { the stem part, not the cup part } drilled in and cut off and smoothed down. They look the dogs bollocks and very professional, I don't know if anyone plays golf in America? :>}
Still got the slot or cross(phillips) in the middle. How about flathead cu or al rivets ? Looks like a screw with no ctr hole. Don't see why either wouldn't work though.
Well, my 2 cents worth. Side fret markers work best for me. I can just plain see them more easily when I'm playing. Especially in dark conditions as often happens. And something with contrast in color. I have a walnut neck git (dark) with 1/8 inch light colored dowels for side fret markers. Works good.
I got to play a couple of songs during Justin Johnson's break this week. The 'stage' area was kind of dark. I had a black neck guitar with side fret markers in red. Not enough contrast for me to see - and for IVI gits, (GDg), I need to see the markers. I got by, but white would have been better contrast.
For my 'relic' gits, the markers don't have to be 'slick and pretty'. I might just drill a shallow hole and daub in paint.
I use screws i n all my fretless necks.No problems.
I love Randy's idea of having changeable fretboards for dulci or fully fretted, orI guess fretless too if you wanted!!
All my builds are fretless. I do used cheater marks to help with slide positioning. And I have used nails, and I will say the drill press idea is a good one. A hand drill tends to slip around before it bites.
Also, I never put my marks on the front of the neck. I put them on the side facing up. I cant see them on the front while playing anyway.
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