There is not really any way to use this to your advantage – if you glue it to the braces ‘cupped’ it may just straighten out and take the braces with it!Does it sit flat under the ‘mild weight’? If…   Read more»

I prefer method 2 as the fretboard will be attached to the same piece all the way along.In method 1 the fretboard can start to come loose near the nut – this is because it is glued to ‘endgrain’ in…   Read more»

@frocesterbillIt’s a great question! I think the only way would be to make it thru neck…or bolt on….or just leave it visible.

@frocesterbillYou can apply the shielding paint before or after finishing – but…I usually attach a ground (earth) wire to the shielding paint – if it has been finished over then you would need to scrape off some finish to get…   Read more»

Do you mean 300ml? If not that seems a bit expensive …30ml doesn’t sound like it will go very far.I remember ‘back in the day’ at the factory (yawn…) we used conductive paint that looked identical to the Stewmac stuff…   Read more»

Hey Herb -This is what I use but I would also love to know if anybody else has alternatives?https://www.stewmac.com/Pickups_and_Electronics/Shielding/Conductive_Shielding_Paint.html

WOW – Amazing to see what is possible…THANKS John !!

You will have to decide whether there will enough ‘meat’ left to re-crown and polish the frets after leveling – often they are not as bad as they seem.If you cannot re-crown without the file damaging the fretboard then the…   Read more»

Teflon tape?No…this will make it worsea blob of white glue?Yes! If you need to get them out you can heat them gently with a soldering iron until the glue lets go.I’ve also used epoxy to fix slightly looser ferrules  -…   Read more»

@jmcmi93888hmm….maybe you were not signed in….seems to be working now 🤔 

@herbIt depends on the exact product used – you should do a test! 🤔