fretboard Inlay I just finished
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fretboard Inlay I just finished
here is a fret board copied from a guitar in a Museum in AZ
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John Hall
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Re: fretboard Inlay I just finished
here is another shot of the celtic moon
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Re: fretboard Inlay I just finished
Wow. Those would take me a zillion hours to cut. Incredible work
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Re: fretboard Inlay I just finished
Ad astra!! Nice inlay work! Now think about a rendition of the Pillars of Creation Nebula...might be good for the headstock. ;-)
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Re: fretboard Inlay I just finished
In all fairness David Nichols cut the celtic moon and the 2 stars I did the rest Larger inlay is easier than tiny one
we can do a live feed on this sometime in the future
we can do a live feed on this sometime in the future
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Re: fretboard Inlay I just finished
Beautiful and unique inlay.
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John
Vdry nicely done. Did you cut the fret slots after the inlay? If not, how did you inlay up to the slot without going over ot?
Vdry nicely done. Did you cut the fret slots after the inlay? If not, how did you inlay up to the slot without going over ot?
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Re: fretboard Inlay I just finished
you have to inlay then open the pearl for the fret slots
your chances for keeping it in line are slim to none .
Once inlaid I use a fret saw to open the slot then us a 1/32 bit to open just the pearl so the barbs of the fret wire don't break the pearl.
your chances for keeping it in line are slim to none .
Once inlaid I use a fret saw to open the slot then us a 1/32 bit to open just the pearl so the barbs of the fret wire don't break the pearl.
John Hall
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
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president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
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Re: fretboard Inlay I just finished
John
To be clear, there were no fret slots when you did the inlay, then you cut the slots, then you opened up just a little bit the parts of the slots that hadl pearl to prevent chipping
Ed
To be clear, there were no fret slots when you did the inlay, then you cut the slots, then you opened up just a little bit the parts of the slots that hadl pearl to prevent chipping
Ed
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