No worries and in fact this is often done on classical guitars. Let me guess, you sanded the board from one side and in one direction only?
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| Author: | Heath Blair [ Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | fretboard radius and string height |
or are the two even related? i just hand sanded a 20" radius into a fretboard with a radius caul (i will definitely be using a different method next time) and in doing so i managed to sand the bass side down about .010" to .015" lower than the treble side. i figured id just go back out and fix it, then i thought maybe id leave it. other than looking a bit caddywompus if you sight down the fretboard, would there be any advantages/disadvantages to leaving it this way? this is my first guitar by the way. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard radius and string height |
No worries and in fact this is often done on classical guitars. Let me guess, you sanded the board from one side and in one direction only?
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| Author: | Heath Blair [ Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard radius and string height |
jfmckenna wrote: Let me guess, you sanded the board from one side and in one direction only? bingo. i was really mindful to keep even pressure and make sure to sand the entire board evenly, but to no avail. fortunately not a big deal to fix. thanks for the responses. not quite sure how to deepen fret slots on a bound board. i dont know if that will be necessary in this case, but any help along those lines? |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: fretboard radius and string height |
Heath Blair wrote: not quite sure how to deepen fret slots on a bound board. i dont know if that will be necessary in this case, but any help along those lines? Very very carefully  Edit - woops deleted because I misunderstood Not sure how to answer that. Perhaps a dremel jig set up... |
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