mister honey Posted March 23, 2009 Report Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) I need to duplicate a set of the unique split block MOP inlays as found on the Fender RF/Esprit Ultra. I only have WWW photos and such to go by and the blocks appear to generally be larger than LPC style blocks. I've done a couple of CAD layouts, scaled up & down, cutout the paper inlays and arranged them on the fretboard for visual confirmation, etc. ...not quite satisfied with my results to date! I'm assuming that since the original Esprit Master Series guitars were built in Japan, the inlays are probably in metric, rather than inch. Do any of you folks have these inlay dimensions or access to an Esprit Ultra that you could measure? If so, please PM and we'll coordinate. I'm particularly interested in knowing the width of the "split" in each block inlay. An educated guess would be 2mm at frets 3-5-7, 1.5mm at frets 9-12-15 and 1mm at frets 17-19-21. Please let me know if you can help! Best regards, Mike Edited March 23, 2009 by mister honey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 You know..there is a guy that sells them pre cut...can't remember the site though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 http://www.luthiersupply.com/blockfretinlaypage.html Yeah that's the one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister honey Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Thanks guys! I looked at DePaule previously. His split blocks have abalone dividing the MOP sections. I believe (based upon web photos, etc.) that the RF/Esprit Ultra inlays are two separate pieces divided by a strip of the ebony fingerboard. Can anyone confirm this as fact? Thanks! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Can anyone confirm this as fact? i am sure you are right..but if you leave the abolone out,you get the same thing...you just have abolone left over... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorn Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 I believe (based upon web photos, etc.) that the RF/Esprit Ultra inlays are two separate pieces divided by a strip of the ebony fingerboard. Can anyone confirm this as fact? Thanks! Mike That is correct, the blocks are two separate pieces with .055 of fretboard between them. RT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister honey Posted March 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thanks Thorn! The "splits" appear to narrow as the fret spacing decreases. Are all the MOP splits .055 wide??? Thanks again! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorn Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Thanks Thorn! The "splits" appear to narrow as the fret spacing decreases. Are all the MOP splits .055 wide??? Thanks again! Mike The Custom Shop ones all have .055 gaps on ALL the positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mister honey Posted March 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Thanks! I really appreciate your input! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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