I don't have a long meter stick just a yard stick in inches. I am using a micrometer to mark fret to fret and then use the micrometer almost maxed out to check about 5 frets in a row. The problem is that after I check the 12th fret at 12.5 iches and it is off only about 1/32 or the thickness of a business card. The scale is 25inches with 20 frets. I already installed the first fret and it is accurate and then marked the rest. I rest the very edge of the micrometer on the center of the mark. I am prepared to remark but would hope that this will not be a problem. I marked the 12th fret before I marked the rest just to have a measuring point. The face of the fret wire will pretty much cover what is off so it is very slightly off. Will this be a problem?
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The elephant in the room...you are using the nut as your reference point when doing the layout.
Calculation and layout are two entirely different matters in most cases.
On the subject of fret calculating you might find this interesting.
All this measuring is fine, but for $6 CBGitty will sell you 4 templates from 24" to 25.5" scale length... The intonation on mine is darn close...
Then, I'm lazy that way...
But will he sell me a 17" template for the uke I'm building?
That's a hint for Ben by the way. ;-)
Works with the 17.817 constant also.
So, there ARE rules!! We can still chose to ignore them I guess.I love my paper templates and they seem to be very accurate. You do have to be very careful when printing and then putting them together(multi sheet printout), I always check that with a steel rule at least to make sure the second and sometimes 3rd sheets line up right and that the 12th fret is where it is supposed to be. I then carefully tape them together, check it again with the ruler then trim it down to a stip that I can then lay on the fretboard and mark very carefully ( I use a very sharp pencil and a 10x loupe). Very easy and cheap to make any scale length you want, you can even model the whole fretboard including string spacing at the nut and bridge without doing ANY math a( I love that part!) I save them to reuse and now have a good selection so all I have to do is grab one, hopefully the correct one (label them carefully), and mark away.
I've made dozens of fretted necks from a precut template....
I'm tempted to take a piece of 1/8" plexi and make a more permanent template...
Also.... if you're using a bolt for a nut... measure to the top center of the bolt, not the closest edge to the fret board.
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