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Fat Back Neck

Greetings Nation,

Does anyone know where I can get a fat back neck template? Most internet searches come up with ones that are no longer listed for sale. Thanks in advance!

Jim

Finding scale length from fret spacing

I recently did some work on a six string cbg. The bridge was free floating, and I forgot to mark it’s sweet spot beforehand. Now, I want to put it back, but have no idea where to place it. Does anyone have a trick to find the scale length from spacin

Pickup Height

Hello from cool Halifax, Nova Scotia

Building my second guitar but learning to play still number one.

I was wondering if someone can tell me when you install a pickup, I'm installing a 3 pole pickup I bought from CB Gitty (love that site), should it

Gluing Frets

The first fretted CBG I pressed the frets into the cuts and they mostly held just fine.  Over time two fell out and once they did they continue fall out despite firm re-hammering of them.

So I tried just a dot of CA glue (thick) and it oozed on to th

Fretting about Frets, are they square?

I see most of the CBGs have straight necks, so squaring up the frets shouldnt be a big deal. What about if you are making more of a Uke-type neck where one end is wider than the other? How do you get those squared up? Do you mark the frets before cut

Intonation Issues With My First Dulcimer Canjo-Guitar

Alright Guys and Gals,

So, I shied away from fretting an instrument based off my first and last build I tried fretting.  I have been doing just fine fretless and just marking where the frets would be.

Here is my first attempt of a cookie tin guitar

Fret or no frets?

I am working on building my first CBG, and I am wondering should it have frets or not? In introduction of myself, I am an part time professional luthier, having built several Citterns and a few electric guitars (by hand (no premade parts)).

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 leveled. Just pressed and glued in slots. 

Frets are not big frets that some guitars have.  Neck is straight b

alternative tools ?

Is someone done same works without fret file and nut file ?

What tools he or she have used. Right now I don't have fret or nut files.

No one selling these in estonia. I thinking do I have to buy this or not. I have to to buy outside the estonia. 12"

Fret placement in relation to a bolt nut

Hi folks. So I've built two 3-string box guitars so far and I've used a bolt as the nut both times. But each time I used nails as the frets and just glued them down after putting on the strings. This way I could use a guitar tuner to run the nails up

Uneven frets neck angle ?

First I can't buy easily form stewmac.

Neck is new and I know that it needs more fret work.

I'm trying measure neck angel with uneven frets on neck.

Know that stewmac has special ruler for measuring with frets.

Someone any ideas ?

Want to pull frets and fill slots, what works?

Someone gave me a Fender style neck and I want to make a 6 string slide/resonator with it. The frets are worn out and I plan on just pulling and replacing with ... something. Maybe a holly or maple veneer cut in thin strips, white plastic, aluminum,

Fretting about my frets: Spiraling wire around neck?

My first build is a banjo ukulele based on a rectangular cookie tin. I want to fret it, because I want to use this instrument to learn to play the uke.

I originally planned to do zip tie frets, but my test runs reveal that they are wide, don't lie fl

Using photoshop to make accurate fret guides

I just put this little tutorial together.. its about using photoshop to make fret marking print outs so you can get the fret slots just right

Not sure how many other people do it but it sure saves some time

You can check it out here sterainstrument

Open g(GdGb) slide help

Trying to learn play in open g(GdGb) with slide  

Any recommendation and help is good.  If I find blues artist who played in open g

I think I can make songs in TuxGuitar  for 4 string guitar.

My cookie tin tenor banjo ended as 4 string slide banjo.

F

First guitar help ?

I live in Estonia. It's hard to find used cigarbox or humidor in Estonia. New humidors are 51 euro.For me buying form ebay is to expensive. I have never build a guitar only didley bow.

I'am not soft guitar player. I don't like nylon strings.

I neve

Pre-Fretted Fingerboard?

Hay I am planing on building the neck my self but I don't wana fret the fingerboard myself. I found this one pre-fretted fingerboard
http://www.allparts.com/Rosewood-Fretboard-p/lt-1075-0r0.htm
but I didn't find many because i am guessing the wood will

Do most of you glue your frets for assurance, or just tap them in?

I am doing some fret work for the first time and was wonderng what ya`ll usually do to make sure the frets stay in.  I am worried that mine will pop out eventually, so I have used just a touch of glue to hold them in.  What do ya`ll usually do? 

 I

My first Build

I went to a cigar store and bought a box, took it home, and built me an instrument

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIFw39EWxtM 

I don't have any pictures of the build on this computer, maybe I'll put them up later.

Fretting Question

Hey all,