I have this cbg with quite a few issues.
Can I make fret measurements and slice fret marks from the nut to each fret without being 100% sure of bridge placement yet. I have a very good idea of the scale and 25.5 is the goal.
Because the box I used is odd and i made the neck and fretboard like this .(see awful drawing)..I won't know exactly where the bridge will be ...if I'm in the ballpark of the bridge but if I measure the nut to each fret... Will that be ok in the end ...by adjusting the bridge later? Here's an awful drawing of what I mean...I mean real awful drawing
The fretboard and neck goes above the box and just about touches it. It's a neck thru design ..but there is a slight gap. I'm accounting for the gap but just wanna get on with the frets..hope this makes sense.

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i know it's not you want to hear Jon,but that neck is nearly unplayable,can you remove the extra fretboard,and lift the whole neck as it enters the box,and maybe add a heel to cover your cut out?

I think I'm just out of luck..with only 2 days to go. I'll tell my friend sorry. Oh well
Thank you
I had done it here without that extra headstock piece glued on but I wouldn't be able to cut it off with a hacksaw... Don't know what I was thinking..
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If you know approximately where the bridge will sit, within 1/2 in, then you can mark and cut the fret slots measuring from the nut, putting either the 25.5 mark of your ruler at the nut position of the fingerboard or the 0 mark of the ruler at the nut, depending on which direction the fret calculator gives the layout.

And once you string it up you can then shift the bridge to correct the intonation (usually a few more millimeters away from the nut on the treble side and a few extra millimeters on the bass side.

Good news...thank you!!!
More great news...just hope now that my fretboard height won't be too high to break to the tuners. Thank you

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