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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on August 15, 2014 at 9:59am

markers  on  the   side   are  sufficient  .. for    most  folks   .

 or   on the face  if  you  have no  fretboard design  in mind  . 

or none at all if you  have the feel   for the spots    and   the guitar is  for you  .  

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on August 15, 2014 at 10:09am

Or draw or burn them in...

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Permalink Reply by robert jones on August 15, 2014 at 11:07am

"...do what you wanna, do what you like..."

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on August 15, 2014 at 11:34am

They make it easier to find your way around the neck. Once you get to where your not looking anymore then dots for 3,5,7 and so on will do ya.

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Permalink Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry on August 15, 2014 at 1:05pm

On my first builds I drew them on with a sharpie marker, (after getting the measurements from the Stew-Mac fret calculator program). As I build more I just mark them on the side of the fingerboard for reference. As Cause said when you get to the point you aren't looking for them anymore, just dots screws or tacks at the 3, 5, 7 or whatever you work off of will do the trick nicely. Most of all, have fun with them. If you just mark the sides it leaves more space for artwork and you can be more creative.

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Permalink Reply by john mackay on August 15, 2014 at 9:53pm

my last tin box guitar ,I just used a nail with the end slightly flattened off and lightly punch mark the fret markers on the side

3,5,7,9,12.

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Permalink Reply by jabes on August 16, 2014 at 7:51am

i used the relevant number punches and rubbed paint into it

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Permalink Reply by Vince Cyr on August 16, 2014 at 6:12am

Thanks, all. I think I might mark them on the fingerboard with a silver or gold metallic sharpie. I plan on using a very dark stain on the fingerboard, so that should "pop" nicely . Another question. How high should the action be to be played with fingers or slide?

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on August 16, 2014 at 6:21am

i  think  you  will  find that   silver and gold   sharpies   will  smudge  .  an oil  pen  for  cds   and  dvds  would be   better  ,  but they are  mostly  dark  colors  .

 

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Permalink Reply by Vince Cyr on August 16, 2014 at 6:51am

Sharpie will be under a coat of spray polyurethane for protection. I've done similar on other projects. As long as the sharpie is completely dry and the first few coats of polyurethane are light, it works ok.

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Permalink Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry on August 16, 2014 at 8:13am

Clear spray lacquer works well too.

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on August 16, 2014 at 6:48am

Thickness of a dime at the first fret, nickel at the 12th, is good for both fingered and slide. Others will respond with more detailed metric dimensions.

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