malmsteen Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 I dont know if this is the right place to ask this question but what do you use for fret markers? is it just paint or do you drill a small hole and fill it with stuff? im thinking about not having any inlay on the fretboard and just using the fret markers for simplicicty reasons, and because it has more of a classical guitar look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckguitarist Posted October 6, 2003 Report Share Posted October 6, 2003 I dont know if this is the right place to ask this question but what do you use for fret markers? is it just paint or do you drill a small hole and fill it with stuff? im thinking about not having any inlay on the fretboard and just using the fret markers for simplicicty reasons, and because it has more of a classical guitar look. yup, drill a hole, and fill it in with pearl, abalone, plastic etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malmsteen Posted October 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 I dont know if this is the right place to ask this question but what do you use for fret markers? is it just paint or do you drill a small hole and fill it with stuff? im thinking about not having any inlay on the fretboard and just using the fret markers for simplicicty reasons, and because it has more of a classical guitar look. yup, drill a hole, and fill it in with pearl, abalone, plastic etc... thanx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 You can actually purchase the markers in rods that are about 6" long. Drill, fill and cut then smooth off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinP Posted October 8, 2003 Report Share Posted October 8, 2003 Aluminium wire (dia. 2-3mm) makes beautiful dots. Leveling them with a 500-grit paper gives a nice satin look. Just don't drill the hole too small, you can crack fingerboards' edge when the fit is too tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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