Questions About Fretboard Sizing

[JOBeirne]

I'm planning on building a Jem replica, pretty exactly on the spot as this is my first build. (Fear not, my dad is a fairly experienced woodworker, and I have all the tools necessary!)

I want to build the guitar exactly down to the last measurement. Now on a Jem, these are the measurements for the neck:

Scale 648mm/25.5"

a : Width at Nut 43mm

b : Width at Last Fret 56mm

c: Thickness at 1st 19mm

d : Thickness at 12th 21mm

Radius 430mmR

I was neandering on eBay today and came across this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ROSEWOOD-INLAY-FRETBOA...6QQcmdZViewItem

I was wondering, would this fretboard work in my build?

Thanks a whole lot for any information!

[Duff Beer Man]

repost this in the general section and not the tutorial section and someone will give you an answer.

[erikbojerik]

Well....that auction gives the fretboard width at the nut and at the heel, so if you can convert inches to millimeters, then you can figure this out.

FWIW.... 1 inch = 25.4 mm

Note that the scale length is 25 1/2 inches....is that the same as a JEM?? If not, then your "replica" will not be 100% (but then again, that is not a JEM vine inlay either...).

I've not seen any of these Taiwanese boards in person, but the word on the street is that the inlays are very thin, i.e. if you don't like the radius (which is not given in the auction), then you may sand through the inlay if you try to re-radius the board.