So I just finished my first 4 string the other day. I dont know if it is the Humbler pickup or the 4th string but I dont know that I'll go back to 3 strings.
So I've been playing it now for a couple days and everything was fine until the High "D" string started eating its way into my plastic nut. and it has started to fret out on me. So now I am giving bone a try. Deer antler to be specific.
I have one roughed in but was wondering if anyone had any good tips. I know I am going to need to get either a band-saw or a Scroll say. The miter saw is just too awkward and makes way to much dust. Also leaves too much material to belt sand.
Suggestions?
Before fret issues. https://youtu.be/JRcFOAghJQM
Fretting out https://youtu.be/tnZx9nOQ3gQ
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What size do you use for your zero Jumbo or super jumbo?
I often use the post from a pop rivet. Works great.
So, once I glue in the block of wood, I saw the slot at the joint between the additional piece of wood and the existing fingerboard?
I bought the neck which came fretted (long story). This would be the proper position to keep the existing frets in tune.
put it wherever it needs to be to be the correct distance from the 12th fret, and double that distance to your bridge, but check the dimension to the 1st fret as well, also, if you haven't glued your block of wood in yet, it might be worthwhile taking a little bit more off the fretboard so your new nut slot is not exactly on the joint where you've glued the new block in
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