Rob_merlino Posted February 14, 2004 Report Share Posted February 14, 2004 Hello, I am in the process of finishing my first solid body guitar , I put a MOP inlay on the fingerboard, and I am finishing the neck in shellac. I was planning to fret the fingerboard tomorrow , but I was wondering if it would be better to finish it with wax or oil before fretting, or just simply sand it well , clean it with a cloth and fret it up.........? the fingerboard is of rosewood. Another question is to use glue douring fretting, if yes wich will do : crazyglue or vinilic? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 rosewood requires no finish...it is a naturally oily wood for fretting most of these guys reccomend a little super glue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_merlino Posted February 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 thanks ! I was wondering though , regarding the glue, when I need to refret ( if I will need to do it in future) will I be able to take off the frets without damageing the fingerboard? How do i post pictures, if they are on my HD and not a a URL link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 general consensus has been that you can use a soldering iron to heat up the fret when removing,and that makesthe glue loosen up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_merlino Posted February 15, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 thanks for the tips, it's my first project , I don't want to mess it up to much, and more than it is already hehehee, Next one is a 7 string, was wondering if they sell packeges of 7 tuners , I keep seeing dispay of 6 only, don't tell me I need to buy 2 sets....... This forum is great , very helpfull ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renablistic Posted February 15, 2004 Report Share Posted February 15, 2004 idea:if you used hide glue to put in the frets, wouldn't it be super easy to remove the frets with an iron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoG Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Warmoth sells individual tuners: http://www.warmoth.com/common/frames/hardware.htm Must be others as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quito195 Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 www.stewmac.com has 'em too I think they only carry them for gotoh...maybe eh just ignore me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveq Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 One thing that I have come to know (through mistakes, of course) is that you should try to do all of your finish sanding on the fretboard before fretting. I have found that if you try to buff it to a nice shine (above 800), you will not be able to get the areas close to the frets. It's very noticable to me - the line between the shiny areas and the areas left dull (along the frets). If you shine it up before fretting, you can still do more finish sanding later but at least you'll have a good base near the frets that won't show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahelcaya Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 I checked out the WARMOTH site, and the have exactly the model (schaller locking) i was looking for ! :-) (BTW I am Rob merlino , just changed name in my regular nick) I'll place an order , today I bought 2 blanks of Mohogany for my second guitar I'll be starting soon , they need to be planned smooth and glued , but before all I want to have all the hardware so that I can plan everything properly. The wood has 3 years of natural drying in outdoor , looks good, the other guitar I made was in Alder. How can i post a picture of the first I made, so I can have some opinions of you guys..? Do I need to put them on a site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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