http://www.allparts.com/Rosewood-Fretboard-p/lt-1075-0r0.htm
but I didn't find many because i am guessing the wood will warp and bend. Do you think if I order this it will be good to glue on to my neck.
Also I was thinking bout removing a fretboard of a old guitar with a alot of steam from a iron and using that. I found instructions so it sound good but i also heard people saying the fretboard will warp and bend when it is removed.
Any ideas??
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Don Goguen said:
The first one I ever did, I heated the necks in the oven first at relatively low temperatures. This softened the glue as well as anything else I've tried. I read something once about how leaving guitars in hot cars sometimes heat them up enough that the glue will soften and things will move and separate. I used this as the idea for removing the fretboards and it work well. Needed gloves and worked rather quickly while the neck was still hot but the fret board pried off using a long slim mill knife that I honed down.
As to your worries about warping I wouldn't. Fret boards are slim and glueing/clamping it to a thicker neck piece will take care of any minor twists. If you are really worried, clamp the fret board to a heavy flat piece and leave it while it acclimates to its environment after removal.
As to where, I can't help you. Unless the allparts one is unsuitable, I don't see why you don't order that one. Given the amount of work I put into mine, I certainly wouldn't sell one any cheaper. Getting the fret job right is probably the single most labor intensive part of building guitars for me.
If you are going to do this for more than one build, invest in the time, materials and tools to do it yourself. Even the pre-fretted ones are still going to need work such as leveling and dressing.