| Official Luthiers Forum! http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/ |
|
| botched fingerboard - reuse? http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=33734 |
Page 1 of 1 |
| Author: | Tai Fu [ Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | botched fingerboard - reuse? |
I was wondering... on an ebony fingerboard, let's say I botched it because one or more slot is slightly off, what if I were to glue veneer strips into all the slots, level them flush, and turn the fretboard over and slot as usual, if it's not been radiused yet? I am thinking the blackness of the ebony is going to make it impossible to tell and if any did show through, it would be covered by a fret slot... This is a practice board, but I was just thinking it's better to not waste wood right? |
|
| Author: | truckjohn [ Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: botched fingerboard - reuse? |
I think I would glue in a little strip of veneer or CA and sanding dust... but I don't think I would flip it over... Maybe it would be Ok... My philosophy on fingerboards so far.... Fret positions are one of the few totally critical dimensions on an instrument... A few thousandths of an inch off and the notes won't play right.... so I buy them pre-slotted for my scale length... I know a lot of people cut their own - but I just don't have a way to ensure the dimensions are dead on... Thanks |
|
| Author: | Tai Fu [ Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: botched fingerboard - reuse? |
Well, the idea is the bad slots are hidden under the guitar and wouldn't be visible. I do understand about buying pre-slotted board, but the problem is, that means I have to buy all fingerboards from the US and pay very high shipping cost, in addition to possible taxes. I just need to find ways of creating a repeatable way of positioning the board so that the cuts are accurate every time, like those acrylic template that LMI and stewmac sells... I am just thinking of making my own rather than paying very high prices for them... I tried using an existing guitar as a guide but I think it's easy to be off since it's not easy to see where the slots were, since they are covered by the fret. I always thought about buying a pre-slotted fretboard to use as a guide... |
|
| Author: | johnparchem [ Sat Oct 01, 2011 4:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: botched fingerboard - reuse? |
I find it amazing what I can hide in ebony as I develop my inlay skills. I think your idea will work. |
|
| Author: | Tai Fu [ Sat Oct 01, 2011 5:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: botched fingerboard - reuse? |
johnparchem wrote: I find it amazing what I can hide in ebony as I develop my inlay skills. I think your idea will work. Oh and I forgot to say this: This is Macassar Ebony... not sure how easy is it to hide things in that... |
|
| Author: | Ti-Roux [ Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: botched fingerboard - reuse? |
Happened to me recently. The double-sided tape that was holding my FB on my fretting jig (table saw) moved. Then, after putting some new tape, I realize that my jig don't allow me to replace the FB exactly where it was... and the board was half slotted. I filled the slots with black veneer, tightly inserted then CA. Nice and clean job. The color is a bit different because my veneer wasn't ebony. Maybe ebony dust would be better. But, anyways, unless you were REALLY offset, the future fretwire will cover it. Personnally, I chose to flip it over, just to make sure. Good luck! Francis |
|
| Author: | Link Van Cleave [ Sun Oct 02, 2011 12:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: botched fingerboard - reuse? |
you could flip it over, cut new slots off set from old and bind the board with ebony there by hiding all old slots. L. |
|
| Author: | Link Van Cleave [ Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: botched fingerboard - reuse? |
Filippo Morelli wrote: (... and innocently, Link thereby invents the Double Kerf Fretboard ...) Filippo I prefer to call it the "stress relieved fret board"  Might not be too bad a deal, the fret board would not have much ability to torque, twist or pull the neck. L. |
|
| Author: | Rod True [ Sun Oct 02, 2011 6:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: botched fingerboard - reuse? |
I too thought of Link's idea of flip and offset cuts then bind. J would also fill the initial slots so you don't have 14 locations for glue to squeeze into versus the wood to neck blank. |
|
| Author: | Corky Long [ Mon Oct 03, 2011 8:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: botched fingerboard - reuse? |
Link Van Cleave wrote: you could flip it over, cut new slots off set from old and bind the board with ebony there by hiding all old slots. L. +1 - that's what I'd do - the errors would be totally invisble. The CA and ebony dust trick would fill in the fret gaps if you weren't comfortable with fretslots on the inside of the glue joint. |
|
| Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 5 hours |
| Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |
|