Steel Guitar Fretboard
Fretboard calculator when building a guitar or bass and cutting your own fretboard slots versus buying a pre slotted fretboard it s very important that the fret slots be cut accurately.
Steel guitar fretboard. Any steel wool other than 0000. A peel n stick fretboard with plexi cover on 6 string lap. Browse our selection of exotic woods. A peel n stick printed fretboard used for 6 string project.
This is a clear acrylic fretboard laser engraved with fret markings for a 23 inch scale. Kit including lazer etched fretboard. Shotgun red by dennis. The brand of steel wool doesn t matter but the gauge does.
From the simplest repair to complete restorations to customer service. Lap steel guitar 23 scale s6 fretboard britewhite laser etched rectangles new. Lap steel guitar 22 5 scale s6 fretboard retrofit birch ply 1 8 black etched 4. If you re going to use an abrasive material on a fretboard just stick to steel wool.
Look for 0000 or super. Steel guitar fretboards we ve designed some new fretboards for our console steel guitars. If you are looking for a down loadable fret board this would be a great deal for you. Can be trimmed to fit the width of a 6 or 8 string lap steel or a 10 string lap or pedal steel guitar.
My newly designed fret boards. They are 24 1 4 24 and 22 5 scale. A peel n stick fretboard used with alumitone pu on a console kit including nut bridge legs tuners and control pots. Even 800 grit will create hills and valleys in the fretboard or worse create uneven wear on the frets.
Inducted into the steel guitar hall of fame in 2006 tom has earned a reputation for doing it right. Tom bradshaw has been selling quality steel guitar products to players and enthusiasts of the instrument for 45 years. Kit including lexan printed fretboard. It s just too abrasive.
The pdf download file available now. Each fretboard is ready to be cut and sanded down to preferred size. These were designed for use on our 2x4 lap steel kit just but the top edge up against the nut and use small screws like these to screw it down this piece is 1 8 clear acrylic peel off the blue film to expose the clear plastic and measures 2 75 wide by 17 5 long. Lap steel guitar diy 22 5 scale s6 fretboard blonde birch ply etched retrofit 2.
I designed this page to calculate where each fret slot should be cut measured both from the nut to fret and from the fret to bridge. Our guitar fretboards are perfect for builders who want to build their necks but want a precisely made fingerboard.