Re: OT Fretless makers

[Jeffrey Collins <jeffreycollins1975@gmail.com>]

Just wanted to give a big Thanks to Tim. For giving me so many ideas of what to do with this Fender Squire II that I've had without a fretboard for over a decade. Even though it's got a trem on it right now. I'm planning on replacing the trem with a nice new tailpiece. Technology for retrofitting guitars these days is WAY better than 1997. ;-)

Cheers,
Jeffrey Collins

On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 1:44 PM, van Sinn <vansinn@post.cybercity.dk> 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

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form. That is the primal ignorance which is the

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-- rgds,
van Sinn

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