Everyone's very welcome. My pleasure. If anyone can add anything to it, please do. I'm sure everyone does it a little differently and I'm happy to learn all I can.
Shiner & Strum (and others) - I'm glad to have a place to re-post it.
Everyone's very welcome. My pleasure. If anyone can add anything to it, please do. I'm sure everyone does it a little differently and I'm happy to learn all I can.
Shiner & Strum (and others) - I'm glad to have a place to re-post it.
I have been told that if you file across the frets at a 45 degree angle when you are leveling, it helps to maintain the fretboard radius. That, or you use a sanding block which matches your fretboard radius.Originally Posted by Dreadman
Thank's for the great thread.
Guit Boxes: 87 MIJ Strat, Ibanez MIJ RG540, Korean Fender Dreadnaught, The Loar LH-500 (1934 L-5 Reproduction)
Amp: Marshall TSL100 amp head with JCM900 1960 Lead 4 X 12 angled cab
Effects: Crybaby, TS10 Tube Screamer, Badder Bad Monkey, Boss Metal Zone
Great thread !!
I did this recently on one of my guitars....
But I used 12" radius block to maintain the FB radius and it worked like a charm. I started w/ 220 then went 350, 500, 600.....Overkill probably but sandpaper is cheap : ) I don't have the crowning tool, so I make shifted a foam block w/ a handle (thinking it would follow the fret profile) lots of elbow grease but it turned out pretty good. Then polished them up w/ 0000 steel wool
See:
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Fretting...ng_Blocks.html
Teadius work indeed, but well worth the time...
guitardan777, I have a crowning file if you ever need to use one.
Thank you my friend, I'll take you up on that next time I see you.....Originally Posted by M29
Here's some more great material recently posted by Ron Kirn on another forum. Great detail and lots of tips.
Ron is well known for his tele and strat style builds. I have one of his tele's and it's wonderful
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/telecaste...ele-101-a.html