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  • G. B. January 27, 2011 at 5:51pm


    G. B. said:
    I've done basically what c# merle did.  This is a short scale effort for the kids to play around with.  Not sure how it's going to turn out but it looks all right.  Leveled the nails/frets earlier today.  They do require a bit more work then frets but you can't beat the cool factor

    Bob Harrison said:
    It will be fun for you, I'll  be intrested to see what you end up with:)

    alectron said:
    I think I'll just try it.

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  • G. B. January 27, 2011 at 5:36pm
    I've done basically what c# merle did.  This is a short scale effort for the kids to play around with.  Not sure how it's going to turn out but it looks all right.  Leveled the nails/frets earlier today.  They do require a bit more work then frets but you can't beat the cool factor

    Bob Harrison said:
    It will be fun for you, I'll  be intrested to see what you end up with:)

    alectron said:
    I think I'll just try it.
  • alectron January 26, 2011 at 12:13am
    I hate to say this, but it took me a really long time just to burn 'em in and I need to get this done by friday. so, unfortunately, I didn't use nails. But I will at least use normal frets on the next "nice" build. (I've got a few ideas for other builds that don't even need frets or quality)
  • Bob Harrison January 25, 2011 at 11:47pm
    It will be fun for you, I'll  be intrested to see what you end up with:)

    alectron said:
    I think I'll just try it.
  • alectron January 25, 2011 at 9:20pm
    I think I'll just try it.
  • Bob Harrison January 25, 2011 at 12:53am
    The easer way would be to go fret less and use a pen or wood burn tool too mark the divisions.. I think go frets as long as you have a saw too cut the slots. With nails as you can see from my photos theres a lot of things you still have to do, including leaveling them same as frets. For me it will be a long time before I use nails again. Hope this helps a little.

    alectron said:
    I'm focusing mainly on easier, because this is only my 3rd build.
  • alectron January 24, 2011 at 9:24pm
    I'm focusing mainly on easier, because this is only my 3rd build.
  • alectron January 24, 2011 at 7:32pm
    I just wanna get this project finished so I'm looking for a final verdict: Are they easier and/or more functional than normal frets?
  • Mad Mike's CBG's January 24, 2011 at 6:58am
    There's really no wrong way to make a CBG, but I think nails are a little hard core...Iknow folks have used them without hassle, so why not?
  • Bob Harrison January 24, 2011 at 6:03am
    I found that nails frets are more trouble than they are worth. I took standard nails and bent them on the ends and cut the heads and tails off with a Dremal cut off tool. The bend on the ends was done to help hold them on the fingerboard and to feel better on the hand. Then I cut a grove in the bottoms of each nail for epoxy to go. In the fret board I cut grooves to locate the nails. And was said earlier nails are not very flat or straight. All in all I found that standard frets work better for me, but they do look cool.
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    alectron said:
    I don't really know what I'm looking at
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