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Topic: New fretboard for Williams? |
Olli Haavisto
From:
Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 5 Jun 2004 12:32 am |
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I have a 2 year old Williams D-10 which I like a lot except for the fretboards with the chrome fretlines. In some lighting situations the frets dissappear because of he light reflections. So, I need new fretboards with white frets. Any suggestions? EMCI, Sho-Bud are available , are they the same scale length as the Williams ?
Thanks!
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Olli Haavisto
Polar steeler
Finland
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Marco Schouten
From:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 5 Jun 2004 12:49 am
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You can try sending a mail to Bill Rudolph.
Maybe he has or can make a differnt style fretboard for you.
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Steelin' Greetings
Marco Schouten
Sho-Bud LLG; Guyatone 6 string lap steel; John Pearse bar; Emmons bar; Evans SE200 amp
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 5 Jun 2004 7:01 am
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I maybe shouldn't be telling you this, but if I go ahead and have Bill make me a new guitar, I am going to try and put Fessenden fretboeards on it. I really like those Texas longhorn fret markers. I think the Williams fretboards look "too busy" for my conservative tastes. Both guitars use a 24 1/4" scale.
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 5 Jun 2004 12:57 pm
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I'll say one thing, I ALWAYS know at what fret I'm at with the Williams fretboard.
It's like Map Quest for me!  |
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Roger Shackelton
From:
MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 6 Jun 2004 8:17 am
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Olii, If you practice in the dark you won't even need a fret board.
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Emmett Roch
From:
Texas Hill Country
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Posted 7 Jun 2004 7:08 am
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| I've heard Olli play, and it sounds like he's already practiced a lot |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 7 Jun 2004 9:00 am
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You can get white pin-stripe tape at any auto supply store, and apply it over the reflective frets. I think it would look sort of cool. I might try it myself when I get my new Williams.
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