Hughes Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 i was planning on using stew macs fret finder but something struck me odd (as usual). On the side it says you could be off by as much as a 1/8" by the 12th fret if you use the "fret-to-fret" calculations. I was going to use a digital caliper to get out the proper measurements (ex:7.469"). but if im going to be off by 1/8", i might have to scrap that idea...how would i read decimals in the thousanths on a tape measure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitefly SA Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 magnifying glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 They mean if you measure from fret to fret it will be out a lot. When laying out frets by hand in the past I have measured for each fret from the nut position. THis way the errors don't get compounded as you measure. If a fret is wrong, it's one fret and not all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 That's the golden rule when making multiple measurements. Always use the same starting point Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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