The fretboard on my sg jr is lovely and smooth but on the 12 and 13 frets are some scratch marks which don't look nice.
What can I do about it?
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The fretboard on my sg jr is lovely and smooth but on the 12 and 13 frets are some scratch marks which don't look nice.
What can I do about it?
I have a 7mm piece of plywood which I have cut out a 12" radius along one edge. I then put double sided tape along the radius and then cut a strip of 240 grit, starting there, I then sand up the grades to about 1200 grit in between the frets. :cool:
Thanks, do you have a photo?
Do you have a photo of the scratches?
Simon asks a good question...
If they're deep, sanding might not be the best solution. Taking down the fretboard too far on two frets presents its own set of problems.
Filling may be a better option.
I have signed up for tapatalk so I can post photos but I can't find the forum on there.
I'm probably being thick,and the hangover isn't helping!!
Not that it's a different website address to PB guitars.
So how do I find it on tapatalk?
I also tried logging in to the forum on my mobile but for some reason it doesn't like my name or password. Strange.
No idea, I don't use it!
On the Tapatalk main page, click the big Add New button, then search for build your own guitar
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Yes, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by jugglindan
Now it won't let me send a photo from my phone gallery and it doesn't tell me how to resize it.
I haven't had a chance to start my kit yet as I'm pretty busy with work.
I'm just about to send the scratch plate off to earlpilanz on ebay to make me a black 3 ply one.
I've had one from him before, is he known on here?
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Sorry, I've never used a 3rd party scratchplate maker.
Yes but for people without all the tools and a workshop like me it is a handy resource was all I meant really.
It looks reasonable. But I no longer use eBay otherwise I'd be tempted to try them out. Doesn't look like they've got a non-Bay outlet. I'll need to make at least a couple of scratchplates for my builds and I'm not looking forwards to it, as I know it;s so difficult to get good straight lines and good inner corners from modifying existing ones.
If they've got the original as a template, it's very easy to make another. The kit scratchplates are often just that little bit different in size/shape to off-the-shelf scratchplates.
I've sent him mine for a black 3ply one, for a black sg jr with upgraded pup and electronics.
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J.R. You can have at the scratches with impunity, using sandpaper of increasing fineness, until the scratches are invisible/gone. Just protect the frets so you don't scratch them. You'll never notice the board being a little low. Hell you can scallop the lot of them if you can be bothered.
Of course you'ld have to finish the wood after removing any oil or other finish. For a rosewood board my preference is tung oil. You can wet sand it in with 2000 grit wet and dry and there forms a slurry of wood sanding and oil that fills in small irregularities, ends up feeling like a baby's bum. Wipe it off after 30mins, rub it down a few times as it takes a feww days to dry.
Lot's of practice with a jigsaw and various types of sandpaper (taped to side of the ruler for straight lines).Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon Barden
cheers, Mark.
I have ideas about how I'll get straight lines, but I'll need do do some small cut-outs to fit around some P90s, and getting those neat is a bigger issue. Another learning/swearing experience.
ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by wolfred
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