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Re: OT Fretless makers
we never had any problem with the epoxy or super glue not sticking to the
fingerboard. i play bass, so i have no choice but to finish my neck or
the monstrous roundwounds would eat the neck to grooves. i have a 5string
that i picked up for cheap in a consignment shop because someone had taken
the frets out (and did a great job, better than the old fender jazz i
refinished) but had not filled in the slots or finished the neck. i am
having to stop myself from playing because it is marking up the neck
considerably, and i do not play with a much vibrato that would dig in. but
i did find this:
http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/sevenstring-guitars/138328-ngmd-fretless-content.html
seems like it describes a step-by-step vespa-based finishing. hope it
helps.
time
--- On Sat, 4/2/11, van Sinn <vansinn@post.cybercity.dk> wrote:
> From: van Sinn <vansinn@post.cybercity.dk>
> Subject: Re: OT Fretless makers
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Date: Saturday, April 2, 2011, 4:34 PM
> 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
>
>