Guitar Making | Dav | Mentions https://guitarmaking.co.uk/members/dav/activity/mentions/ Activity feed mentioning Dav. Wed, 20 May 2026 16:21:01 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 38af150421b30eb65b1c291cd4096214 Robin replied to the topic "22nd fret of a fanned fretted neck is crooked/doesnt follow the pattern" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157284/ Sat, 03 Jun 2023 17:42:55 +0100 @dav 

Could you just put like masking tape to make sure glue doesnt go into what seems to be “stacked metal plates” during the gluing process? 

Maybe put some bees wax on the bits where you don’t want the glue to stick.

]]> 51d3a282ac89d2d70eccd5c7e5342283 swepri replied to the topic "22nd fret of a fanned fretted neck is crooked/doesnt follow the pattern" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157258/ Sat, 03 Jun 2023 09:25:29 +0100 @dav Trussrods do not need to be pretty! 🙂 Check for a snug fit and the function so it works both directions and that the slot for the hex key is ok.
 

]]> 19f39928d3fcbf34e49aa9fc1b6926a9 Koendb replied to the topic "22nd fret of a fanned fretted neck is crooked/doesnt follow the pattern" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157247/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 20:22:58 +0100 @dav The most important thing is to enjoy what you are doing 🙂
Good luck on your build. Be sure to share your progress here on the forum. We all love pics and videos 🙂

]]> 0fc38272d6fdd154fd3941848b71ecda Robin replied to the topic "22nd fret of a fanned fretted neck is crooked/doesnt follow the pattern" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157169/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:28:14 +0100 @dav 

Do you know where I could buy a blank from? Im looking for Maccasar Ebony blank if possible. 

I don’t know what part of the world you are in, but here in the UK, I’ve bought mine from @markbailey

]]> a0d12c4169b6b16443722a78ba5c0481 swepri replied to the topic "22nd fret of a fanned fretted neck is crooked/doesnt follow the pattern" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157164/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:26:11 +0100 @dav I don’t know which region you live in, but in Europe this is a place I usually buy stuff from: FRETBOARD BLANKS (guitarsandwoods.com)
 

]]> 3edfe2ed4e4c630e79678e4d1cdda574 Robin replied to the topic "22nd fret of a fanned fretted neck is crooked/doesnt follow the pattern" - https://guitarmaking.co.uk/activity/p/157153/ Thu, 01 Jun 2023 08:50:44 +0100 Welcome to the group @dav I’ve got no experience at all of fanned frets, but I’d agree that it certainly doesn’t look right. I’m guessing that there must be some kind of formula to position the frets, so I would…   Read more»

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