Good day all. I am NEW to building and playing guitars, so please excuse my IG-nance.
I am building my first CBG, and had a question on fretting.
I would like to have frets to aid in my learning, but also want the freedom of having no frets (I hope that I am making some sense). I would like to make my cuts for the frets, but NOT put the fret wire in the cuts (just stain the cuts). Have any of you seen this before? Will making the cuts and not laying the fret wire mess up the sound? Is this a stupid idea?
Also, how many frets are good to have, the maximum aloud by space (18-20), or are any number of frets OK?
I would like to use a 26 inch or a 25.5 inch nut to bridge measurement. A 24.5 inch measurement places my bridge about the middle of my box. Is the sound on a 26 inch measurement OK? Are the sounds that different?
I am in Japan and having trouble finding good cigar boxes. Any of you know where I can get some boxes in the Pacific region without paying an arm and a leg for shipping? I have a guy in the states, but 12 boxes will cost me around 170 dollars including shipping. How about other supplies like necks tuning pegs without paying an arm and a leg?
Lastly, any ideas for resonators? I was thinking of using the top of a metal loose tea box drilled with holes. Any other ideas?
That is it. Thanks for the replys in advance. Hit me up!!!
Douglas
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I just mark my frets with a wood burning tool, it makes a neat black line and a small dent. It works fine for fretting and for slide, no fret buzz. I mark all the frets on my neck but some just fret them like a dulcimer and the new idea is a blue-cimer. Do a search for that one. Basically it is just the basic frets you need to make good music without the extras. I'm thinking of trying this out, but I still like my fretless.
I have been using a 24 inch scale and have been able to fit it to most box sizes. Check out pictures on mine and others pages too.
For box's try thinking outside the cigar box, someone just posted a picture of a japanese mandarin orange box, complete with cool Japanese lettering and some import wording too. Maybe a sushi crate(do they come in crates?) Any box will do as long as it has a reasonably thin lid. Keep your eyes and ideas open. Good luck happy hunting.
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