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Re: OT Fretless makers



Interesting thing I'm seeing:  I get the fretless fingerboard to the  
point it's really smooth, but once tension is applied and there's  
some relief on the neck the epoxy bulges up a little and you feel the  
fret lines.

toby


On Apr 3, 2011, at 10:44 AM, van Sinn wrote:

> tim echols wrote:
>> we never had any problem with the epoxy or super glue not sticking  
>> to the fingerboard.  i play bass, so i have no choice but to  
>> finish my neck or the monstrous roundwounds would eat the neck to  
>> grooves. i have a 5string that i picked up for cheap in a  
>> consignment shop because someone had taken the frets out (and did  
>> a great job, better than the old fender jazz i refinished) but had  
>> not filled in the slots or finished the neck.  i am having to stop  
>> myself from playing because it is marking up the neck  
>> considerably, and i do not play with a much vibrato that would dig  
>> in. but i did find this:
>> http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/sevenstring-guitars/138328-ngmd- 
>> fretless-content.html
>> seems like it describes a step-by-step vespa-based finishing.   
>> hope it helps.
>> time
>
>
> Yup, I was going to refer this thread, but missed among my saved  
> list over there.
>
>
>> --- On Sat, 4/2/11, van Sinn <vansinn@post.cybercity.dk> wrote:
>>> From: van Sinn <vansinn@post.cybercity.dk>
>>> Subject: Re: OT Fretless makers
>>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>>> Date: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 4:34 PM
>>> An even better approach may be gluing
>>> a thin layer of trespa to the board; I've heard some say
>>> it's the best material, superceeding ebony and epoxy
>>> coatings.
>>>
>>> Trespa is made of layers of a cardboard-like material,
>>> bonded with heat/pressure into a very hard material. It can be  
>>> processed/sanded.
>>> Only the phenylic filled, pressure treated/compressed wood
>>> used by Zon basses should be better.
>>>
>>> I haven't tried it myself, but have an urge, so some sunny
>>> day.. ;)
>>>
>>> BTW, if having problems gluing on (still oil filled)
>>> fretboards, try contacting Gorilla Glue; I've heard they
>>> have a product which should bond well to oily surfaces.
>>>
>>> /van
>>>
>>>
>>> Toby Graves wrote:
>>>
>>>> The epoxy didn't seem to want to stick to the surface
>>>
>>> of the  fretboard when I've tried it.  I've only
>>> filled in slots with it.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> toby
>>>> On Apr 1, 2011, at 10:07 AM, Kevin Cheli-Colando
>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Hello again,
>>>>>
>>>>> So I've pulled the frets on my guitar and filled
>>>
>>> in the frets with
>>>
>>>>> epoxy.  As soon as it dries I'll be sanding
>>>
>>> them down and lowering the
>>>
>>>>> nut.  My question to all you DIYers who may
>>>
>>> have done this yourself,
>>>
>>>>> did you leave the fretboard as is after you sanded
>>>
>>> the frets down
>>>
>>>>> again or did you cover the neck in epoxy and
>>>
>>> smooth that down?  I've
>>>
>>>>> seen it both ways and I thought I'd get opinions
>>>
>>> from this august body
>>>
>>>>> of experimenters.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Kevin
>>>>>
>>>>> -- Till now you seriously considered yourself to
>>>
>>> be the body and to  have a
>>>
>>>>> form. That is the primal ignorance which is the
>>>
>>> root cause of all  trouble.
>>>
>>>>> - Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
>>>>>
>>>>> Sound and Vision:  http://www.minds-eye.org
>>>>> Video http://www.vimeo.com/user877640/videos
>>>
>>>
>>> -- rgds,
>>> van Sinn
>
>
> -- 
> rgds,
> van Sinn
>