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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!!!
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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Use a punch to make a mark where you want the hole... Stops the bit from walking...
I love Randy's idea of having changeable fretboards for dulci or fully fretted, orI guess fretless too if you wanted!!
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.
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.
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? :>}
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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