metalhead6061 Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 Ok, so I have an epiphone sg that I'm thinking about scalloping. My only concern is that the trapezoid inlays will be really thin and I will go right through them. Should I be worried about this? I'm not planning for an incredibly deep scallop, only enough to where i can't feel any wood under. Thanks, Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 i dont know about factory LP style inlays but most after market ones are 1.3mm thick and a fair amount of that is lost during radiussing so depending how tight the radius is theres bugger all thickness left..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElysianGuitars Posted October 12, 2008 Report Share Posted October 12, 2008 yeah, you're gonna lose your inlays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 yeah, you're gonna lose your inlays. No he is not! As you can see I didn't go thru the inlays. Epiphone Classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 i can't swear that you wont go through but it supprised me how little you take off when your scalloping a neck btw what method are you gonna use i used files and sand paper also what ever method use lots of masking tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 There is no need to go deep when scalloping. Whats the point? All you need is enough so that your fingertips don't touch the wood when pressing the string. Even by getting jumbo frets you can achieve that and the difference is thous of an inch. I used a Dremel contour sander from 1-12, and a round file with sandpaper for the 12-22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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