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Permalink Reply by Andy Parkin on May 16, 2014 at 4:51am

Well there are the fret markers. Would have lokked better with dark fret board. This is Oak from discarded kitchen fittings. You can see the epoxy smear.

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Permalink Reply by Wichita Sam on May 18, 2014 at 4:06am

Andy,  you are probably right, except that you can drill the screw head hole a little too deep and control the depth with how deep you screw it in.  just remember to predrill for the screw shaft so that you don't split your neck!!! ouch!!!

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Permalink Reply by Yankee Dog on August 26, 2013 at 1:07am

All my builds are fretless. I do used cheater marks to help with slide positioning. And I have used nails, and I will say the drill press idea is a good one. A hand drill tends to slip around before it bites.

 

Also, I never put my marks on the front of the neck. I put them on the side facing up. I cant see them on the front while playing anyway.

 

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Permalink Reply by Yankee Dog on August 26, 2013 at 1:38am

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on September 4, 2013 at 12:20pm

Use a punch to make a mark where you want the hole...  Stops the bit from walking...

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Permalink Reply by Randy S. Bretz on August 26, 2013 at 1:22am

I used brass screws on the washboard build for 2 reasons. Their nice looking and I made 2 different fret boards, 1 dulci scale 1 guitar scale which can easily be switched using the screws. 25" scale length on the neck.

 

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Permalink Reply by Bluesheart on August 27, 2013 at 9:02am

I love Randy's idea of having changeable fretboards for dulci or fully fretted, orI guess fretless too if you wanted!!

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Permalink Reply by Hobo 63 on September 2, 2013 at 6:01pm

I use screws i n all my fretless necks.No problems.

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on September 27, 2013 at 12:38am

Well, my 2 cents worth.   Side fret markers work best for me.   I can just plain see them more easily when I'm playing.  Especially in dark conditions as often happens.    And something with contrast in color.   I have a walnut neck git  (dark) with 1/8 inch light colored dowels for side fret markers.  Works good.

 

I got to play a couple of songs during Justin Johnson's break this week.  The 'stage' area was kind of dark.  I had a black neck guitar with side fret markers in red.   Not enough contrast for me to see - and for IVI gits, (GDg), I need to see the markers.   I got by, but white would have been better contrast.  

 

For my 'relic' gits, the markers don't have to be 'slick and pretty'.   I might just drill a shallow hole and daub in paint.

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Permalink Reply by Richard Rose on September 28, 2013 at 1:04am

Still got the slot or cross(phillips) in the middle. How about flathead cu or al rivets ? Looks like a screw with no ctr hole. Don't see why either wouldn't work though.

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Permalink Reply by nailtown slim on November 8, 2013 at 11:53am

I know a few builders who use plastic golf tees { the stem part, not the cup part } drilled in and cut off and smoothed down. They look the dogs bollocks and very professional, I don't know if anyone plays golf in America? :>}

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Permalink Reply by Slowpaw Steve T on November 8, 2013 at 8:58pm

I usually use 5mm abalone black or white shell dots up the side of the neck, just drill a 5mm hole a couple of mm deep, they glue in really easily!  alternative there is the "burn in" method for light woods, just reverse the soldering iron tip for perfectly round marker dots (-:

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