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Permalink Reply by LM Carreras on August 30, 2011 at 1:17pm

Hi Richard, 

I've never attached a fretboard with screws.  But as long as everything lines up and is strong enough to hold up to the string tension, I don't see why you couldn't screw a fretboard.  No rules!

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on August 30, 2011 at 1:29pm

I totally interpreted this thread in an completely different context.

 

I would go with the glue method myself.

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Permalink Reply by Ryan Rose on August 30, 2011 at 1:55pm

If I were adding a fretboard, I would use glue myself, but I don't see why screws wouldn't work. Better yet, glue AND screws.  Screw at the 3rd fret, 5th fret,...

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Permalink Reply by Richard Bender on August 30, 2011 at 2:30pm

I think I will go ahead and glue the fret board to the neck.  Without frets should the soundholes be big or little??

 

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Permalink Reply by Dan Sleep on August 30, 2011 at 2:36pm

Doesn't really matter. I make all of mine 1 inch and they are plenty loud.

Richard Bender said:

I think I will go ahead and glue the fret board to the neck.  Without frets should the soundholes be big or little??

 

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Permalink Reply by Roadkill a.k.a. John Maw on August 30, 2011 at 10:47pm

A glued fretboard will contribute more to the strength and stability of the neck than a screwed one. It's just possible that a screwed one might buzz (weather you see that as a drawback or a benefit is up to you).

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Permalink Reply by Mungo Park on August 31, 2011 at 4:54am

Go with what Ryan said:

If I were adding a fretboard, I would use glue myself, but I don't see why screws wouldn't work. Better yet, glue AND screws.  Screw at the 3rd fret, 5th fret,...

 

Thinking the screwed only might not make a good contact, buzz, maybe a reduced transfer of sound, maybe not screw it on if it sucks you can undo it and add glue. I figure if you screw it the fret board is to thin to lay flat with screws only, countersink might not leave much "meat" to hold onto.  So how thick is your fretboard.   Cheers Ron.

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on August 31, 2011 at 5:51am

Richard,

I'm pretty sure I've seen pics here on CBN, where several people glued and screwed a fretboard to the neck, with the screws acting as fret markers per Ryan's suggestion. The problem is searching through >45K photos on the site; not everyone has the time or inclination to tag them or comment them. But I know they exist. I seem to remember them from the 2009 series of build posts...

Oily

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Permalink Reply by Richard G Caudill on August 31, 2011 at 2:12pm

Yes i have one that i did that way ,, used the screws heads for fret markers   ,,,  no issue s at all !!   3-5-7-9-12-15-17 etc.

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Permalink Reply by John Lynn on August 15, 2013 at 10:35pm

Brilliant idea - will have to try this one! thanks...

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Permalink Reply by Chuck Dubman on September 9, 2011 at 4:26pm

Gluing seems like it'd make a stiffer neck, but you need lots of clamps.  OTOH, screws at positions 1, 3, 5, 7, etc would substitute for them well, nice, even pressure the length of the fretboard. Countersink a hair proud and sand level.  If you have a thick enough board, you can countersink deep and plug the bores with contrasting wood.

 

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Permalink Reply by c# merle on September 10, 2011 at 12:44am

done this a few times and covered up the heads with fret markers. no problems at all with neck issues

Chuck Dubman said:

Gluing seems like it'd make a stiffer neck, but you need lots of clamps.  OTOH, screws at positions 1, 3, 5, 7, etc would substitute for them well, nice, even pressure the length of the fretboard. Countersink a hair proud and sand level.  If you have a thick enough board, you can countersink deep and plug the bores with contrasting wood.

 

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