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Re: OT Fretless makers
An even better approach may be gluing a thin layer of trespa to the
board; I've heard some say it's the best material, superceeding ebony
and epoxy coatings.
Trespa is made of layers of a cardboard-like material, bonded with
heat/pressure into a very hard material. It can be processed/sanded.
Only the phenylic filled, pressure treated/compressed wood used by Zon
basses should be better.
I haven't tried it myself, but have an urge, so some sunny day.. ;)
BTW, if having problems gluing on (still oil filled) fretboards, try
contacting Gorilla Glue; I've heard they have a product which should
bond well to oily surfaces.
/van
Toby Graves wrote:
> The epoxy didn't seem to want to stick to the surface of the fretboard
> when I've tried it. I've only filled in slots with it.
>
>
> toby
> On Apr 1, 2011, at 10:07 AM, Kevin Cheli-Colando wrote:
>
>> Hello again,
>>
>> So I've pulled the frets on my guitar and filled in the frets with
>> epoxy. As soon as it dries I'll be sanding them down and lowering the
>> nut. My question to all you DIYers who may have done this yourself,
>> did you leave the fretboard as is after you sanded the frets down
>> again or did you cover the neck in epoxy and smooth that down? I've
>> seen it both ways and I thought I'd get opinions from this august body
>> of experimenters.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> --
>> Till now you seriously considered yourself to be the body and to have a
>> form. That is the primal ignorance which is the root cause of all
>> trouble.
>>
>> - Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
>>
>> Sound and Vision: http://www.minds-eye.org
>> Video http://www.vimeo.com/user877640/videos
--
rgds,
van Sinn