Tangent Line

Have you used the tangent line method to locate the fret location on your necks? If so how accurate is it?

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Permalink Reply by Jeff on November 26, 2009 at 8:00pm
what's the tangent line method?
Permalink Reply by Daniel Messer on November 27, 2009 at 9:28am
Hi Jeff,
I found the info on youtube. This guy builds and has a lot of vids that show lots of info. The guys name on youtube is macdige. Just put that into the search and you'll find his vids. The tangent method looks simple if you know the scale length and the measurement from the nut to the first fret. Check it out.


Jeff said:
what's the tangent line method?

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