Jonathan Hodgson
@jonhodgson
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Luthier
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Joined: Aug 26, 2020
Last seen: Mar 27, 2025
Topics: 18 / Replies: 313
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RE: Fret Position Placement

@booThe multiscale side of things you wouldn't even notice after a few minutes of playing, they really feel that natural.As for the extra strings, tha...

4 years ago
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RE: Fret Position Placement

Then you have the Distortocaster, where they're used for a completely different reason, with a few extra visual cues they make the neck look like...

4 years ago
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RE: Fret Position Placement

@boo there are several reasons for fanned frets (also known as multiscale or compound scale).They vary between tonal and ergonomic.Tonally, scale leng...

4 years ago
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RE: Fret Position Placement

Having now watched the video I have to agree with @darrenking, in practice this would be an awful system to use, because errors will happen at every s...

4 years ago
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Answer to: Guitar build #2. Smaller size.

@darrenkingJacob of Canna guitars does something similar, but he actually puts a soundhole there. It's quite a clever workaround of the fact that the ...

4 years ago
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RE: Fret Position Placement

@darrenkingThere's no allowance to make in that case.draw out a rectangular representing a neck (from bridge to nut) with parallel frets. Now draw a ...

4 years ago
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Answer to: Guitar build #2. Smaller size.

@darrenking That's rather neat, is it one of yours?

4 years ago
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RE: ROCKLITE

@darrenkingYou're correct, Martin use Richlite

4 years ago
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RE: Fret Position Placement

I'm going to have to draw it out, but it seems to me that an issue with fan frets may be that you have to include the string angle into your calculati...

4 years ago
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RE: ROCKLITE

@darrenkingRichlite and Rocklite are different companies with different products.Rocklite is made from wood

4 years ago
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RE: Fret Position Placement

@darrenking You're correct that there is no standard for which is the right angle fret. Strandberg seem to make it the zero fret, but they don't have ...

4 years ago
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RE: BYOEG Black Stealth

Now you just need a license to paint it in Vantablack

4 years ago
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RE: Custom Logos!

It's worth a few minutes of your life just watching the video on that page, I had no idea it was such a manual process or that there were so many stag...

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@Tej I must watch more videos than you do, it's a pretty common opinion. I've actually never heard a professional luthier say the glue was needed to h...

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@rocknroller912 the glue in the fret slots isn't to hold the fret in (or at least it shouldn't be), it's to solidify and stiffen the fretboard.

4 years ago
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RE: In the beginning we mark the nut...

@mattbeelsProbably the best explanation of various truss rod types I've come across, from a friend of the channel.

4 years ago
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RE: Hello from York UK.

@mattbeels with the price of quality forstner bits I'm not sure that's a saving.I'm thinking of trying one of these for bulk removal.

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@booIt's a boo guitar, I think you need to sneak a little shimmer in there!

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

Hmmm, now there's a thought.. some metal flake in the bottom of the hole, then gluboost tinted yellow.Bit expensive for a one off though.

4 years ago
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RE: Inlays/marquetry

@boo aren't they a bit subtle for you? they don't glitter!

4 years ago
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