Defiled Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 I am just about ready to order all my parts for my first guitar, but there are just two things I still need to know. First thing is fretwire - I plan on getting stew-mac's Medium/High fretwire, is this good? Or is there something better? And second thing is the fretboard - I want a 15" radius on my fetboard, so I can use Carvin's graphite nut and TOM bridge. My problem is I cannot seem to find a 15" radius sanding block. Does anyone know where I could get one? Or could I just use stew-mac's 14" or 16"? The "Make your own radius sanding block" tutorial looks like a major pain, but if thats what I gotta end up doing...... Any insults, threats, helpful comments, or answers are welcome . Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazyderek Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 you'll probably have to make your own radius block unless carvin sells one (call them) cause they use 15" radius quite a bit i think. otherquise you'll have to make your own, or someone on the forum might already have that jig setup and ready to go and could probably make one for you for a couple of bucks... i use stew mac tall medium wire and like it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarMaestro Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 I plan on getting stew-mac's Medium/High fretwire, is this good? Nobody can decide that for you....it's a personal taste thing....I like my frets to be as thin and high as possible. If you are only concerned about the quality of stewmacs fretwire in general then I can tell you that it's good stuff Concerning the sanding block: You could just use a 16" radius block and file the nut slots a little deeper in order to get it to 16". If the Tom is 1" bigger or smaller in radius makes nearly no difference at all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defiled Posted April 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 Thanks guys. I will e-mail Carvin and see what they can do. I liked GM's idea about sanding the nut, so I'll give that a thought. As for the fretwire, I guess the only way to find out what I like is to give it a try (unless someone knows what size PRS uses....?). And of course I had to forget one thing. Gotoh Schaller-Syle tuners, anybody have any experience with these? Sorry for all the questions, but I don't want to buy something that ends up being crap, only to know later on that someone could have told me to get something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Posted April 2, 2004 Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 You could always get your fb from LMI. They will radius and slot your board for $14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defiled Posted April 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2004 You could always get your fb from LMI. They will radius and slot your board for $14. Their slotting machines been down for awhile. And I would still need a sanding block for when I do my inlays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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