I found out until I have surgery on my eyes, "STOP trying to read a ruler!" I pains takenly and as precise as I could be laid out the frets for a 25.5" scale, each time check it (even with dial calipers) I would be off by a football field. Then I borrowed my buddies  guitar laid my aluminum yardstick down and marked "all" neccisary components, took it home laid it down to compare notes. I suck at this! I have the 25.5" scale covered and will have 24's covered when my neighbor gets back from vacation.(has all the CB GITTY templates) the one I need I can't find, it's a one and only time! Is a 30.5" scale fret layout! If anybody has it and willing to share it on a full-size strip of paper, be more than willing to pay postage as well be grateful for your help. Even with a magnifying glass the markings on a ruler are blurry. If you are willing to share pm me and ill give you my address. Thanks

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I always use the fret calc that's here

http://www.gedgreen.co.uk/?page_id=186

What I like is that it's on my PC and will print the scales. I just lay them on the neck and cut through them knowing that I can always print some more with a few clicks.

These are some great programs. Thanks everyone for the help!

You're welcome

Well Hell's Bells, spent 2 hrs at Office Depot on 3 different printers including one used for blueprints. No luck with fret guide.

Well Hell's Bells, spent 2 hrs at Office Depot on 3 different printers including one used for blueprints. No luck with fret guide.

whats wrong? if the nut to 12th fret doesnt measure 15 1/4" then find out what it is for example say it measures 15",then 15.25/15 x100  means you need to print at 101.6% size you would need to pick either 101 or 102.. i would go for the 102 seeing as it is printing small. if the measured is bigger than whats expected then print at 99% or what ever it works out to be. 

Thanks Tim, I'm so damn frustrated over the whole thing. I called a blueprint printing shop this a.m. and she thinks she can get it for me, if not back to the firewood stack with it. Where were you yesterday? LOL

Ha Ha! Timothy Hunter you sir are a friggen genius! I tried that on my ole crappy printer and it's dead on the money. Hot damn! Now I can get the stuff off the fire heap. Thank you for the tip, you made my day.

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