myfish Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 ok guys . i have just bought a new Ibanez JEM, and its great.i love the scalloping in the upper frets. i've got clumsy fingers, and the scallops stop me choking the strings out, and i'm sure i'm playing quicker up there too. how do i repeat this on my USA strat rosewood board. i read the tutorial, but am worried about going through the inlays with the file. should i finish of with wet/dry and lemon oil ?. i have never done this before, so i don't want to screw it up. however i have a squire rosewood fingerboard i could try first. but are the inlay depths similar ?. or who would be the best person to send it to, to get it done ?. -- Keith White. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerealk Posted November 22, 2002 Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 Which Jem did you get? Brian does scallops all the time, there may well be a tutorial on this on the website too Cheers Simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfish Posted November 22, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2002 a 7VWH, a really beautiful guitar. yes, i read that tut. but i'm not sure about risking it on my strat its my main player. -- Keith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKG Posted November 23, 2002 Report Share Posted November 23, 2002 I practiced on an older neck first...turns out to be quite simple, BUT take your time. You can always remove material, but you can't add material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 23, 2002 Report Share Posted November 23, 2002 There is going to be a new tutorial up probably by the end of this next week on doing a whole board. For the most part you need to worry most about going to deep especially on the low E side cause those side dot markers will show up on the surface. You can use finer grit papers to smooth it out ( I go down to 2000 grit) and finish off with lemon oil just like you were asking (personaly on rosewood I use Murphy's Oil Soap). The Maple boards are tricky because the black dots are always thin and will go away so unless you don't know how to inlay a dot or refinish a board with lacquer I would stay away from those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKG Posted November 23, 2002 Report Share Posted November 23, 2002 There is going to be a new tutorial up probably by the end of this next week on doing a whole board. Cool! I'm looking forward to it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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