sbskates Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 I picked up a great ebony gibson sclae with pearl gibson style block inlays on ebay a year back. i stuck in in the for future use bin inmy shop. well i noticed that the fret slots are angled a bit. the frets and inlays are not paralell. what should i do with this? i cant return it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmth Builder Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 are the frets parrallel to each other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotYou Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 (edited) How crooked are they? If it's only slight, you might be able to widen the slots and epoxy the frets into place. It's not a compromise either. Using epoxy on wide fret slots is pretty standard. That's only if they're off by a very little bit. If they're too crooked, it's probably futile to even try saving it. I'd suggest using the wood for inlays on another build. Edited November 3, 2008 by NotYou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted November 3, 2008 Report Share Posted November 3, 2008 You need to figure out if it is the frets or the inlays that are crooked - and THEN throw it in the trash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar2005 Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 (edited) I picked up a great ebony gibson sclae with pearl gibson style block inlays on ebay a year back. i stuck in in the for future use bin inmy shop. well i noticed that the fret slots are angled a bit. the frets and inlays are not paralell. what should i do with this? i cant return it. If its just a couple of frets, I would glue in some veneer in the fret slots and recut. Probably not worth the hassle though, especially if the fretboard is already tapered. Edited November 4, 2008 by guitar2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim37 Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 i don't know if it is even possible but i will through it out there would it be possible to trun the fret board upside down and reslot it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_player Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 If they are crooked don't throw it away you could always steam off the fingerboard and get a preslotted and radiused one and then do any inlays and frettyig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borge Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 ^there's no mention of it being attached to a neck. maybe just the inlays aren't square and its making slots look crooked? like others said, measure it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anderekel Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 I'd say even if they are crooked don't throw the board (if they are don't use it in a guitar either). You could always use the board to experiment on, you could try out inlaying or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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