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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on November 6, 2019 at 5:23am

Pull it out with a tool: 

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Permalink Reply by James Pobog on November 6, 2019 at 10:26am

No frets, it's just slotted. I'm trying to figure out the proper scale dimension.

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Permalink Reply by Taffy Evans on November 6, 2019 at 12:19pm

Hi James, if you cut the fingerboard off at the zero fret keep in mind that the scale length should start from the centre of that slot, which would be on the center of the fret crown, if it had a fret. 

Be careful that if you put a saw in the slot that is wider than the slot you could shorten the scale. Then again if the whole board is going to be fretless it will not matter.

Taff

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Permalink Reply by James Pobog on November 6, 2019 at 2:29pm

Actually, I think I figured it out. I'm gonna use the slot/position to set the nut....which is going to be all-thread with acorn nuts (for looks) on the end, so there is space under the nut. The nut will be set directly above the '0' fret.

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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on November 6, 2019 at 10:52am

A Bone or synthetic nut might fit with some modification, maybe a time to stretch out & try something different? Maybe share a pic, hard to say without seeing it? Define Scale dimension?

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Permalink Reply by James Pobog on November 6, 2019 at 2:32pm

"Define Scale dimension"

Sorry, it was late. I was trying to say I was trying to find the correct datum point for the nut/fretboard interface...

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