sjaguar13 Posted July 16, 2003 Report Share Posted July 16, 2003 I don't have a Dremel sander, and I don't really feel like buying one. I want to scallop my neck. It's a really crappy neck, but if I do it good and I like it, I want to do it my good guitar. I don't want to buy the sander to use it twice, or should I? Is there another way of doing it without it that's easy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 i just used 2 or 3 rounded files, then spent 4 hours sanding... and my fingers were REALLY soar afterwards! but i like the job i did, the only problem with sanding by hand is u have to be carfull of the frets... i accidentally sanded the corners of the frets so they rounded off quite a bit... i eneded up having to level down the fret board so the high e string wouldn't slip off the side every time i tried to play a note Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjaguar13 Posted July 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 I don't think I have any round files, just one flat one. Am I screwed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 I did pretty much all of my scalloping job using simple round objects { dowels, pens, markers, etc.. } of various sizes wrapped in sandpaper. Start with a coarse grit like 100 or 120, and work your way down to 300-400 grit. Like i said, just find a round object that will fit in between your frets, cover the fretwire with several layers of tape, then go to town on it! Hope this helps, Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 These are maple fretboards your talking about right.. not rosewood.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1sh Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 I roughed mine with a small rasp, then round files and wrapping a dowel rod with sand paper to finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jupiter Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 Guitarfrenzy: My board was rosewood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 I've heard you can do it to Rosewood was just wondering how much extra care you have to take to do it right? Or basically the same as regular maple...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 maple necks just need to be refinished afterwords on the fingerboard side... that's all that seems different to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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