Fretboard alternatives?

Lane Gray · From: Topeka, KS

So I have this D-12 Bud, that currently hast no fretboards at all, and gorgeous walnut-dyed maple (and Tue recesses where they screw down) necks. My lacquer MSA has a screened fretboard, and I think I'd like a fretboard in a similar vein; marking the locations but not hiding the purty wood. Has anyone done something similar, and how did s/he deal with the screws?
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects

Bobby D. Jones · From: West Virginia, USA

You may want to try what I used when I built a steel in about 1967. Take a piece of clear 1/8 inch Polly Carbonate (Lexan) or plexie glass, Cut to size to fit neck. Polish the edges till they clear. Then lay upside down on a matching fret scale for the guitar. Take masking tape and lay out the frets in exact copy of the pattern on the pattern fret board. Cover edges and rest of board with masking tape. paint frets. Cut out designs for markers for fret 3,5, down the board. Paint markers color desired. When dry remove tape and turn over. Drill at any existing screw holes to attach to guitar. This would give you frets and the wood should show up through the fret board and fill screw holes. Good Luck in your project.

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