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Dennis Hilsabeck
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Salem, Oregon, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2017 12:18 am |
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Have you ever had a steel guitar that had inlayed fret board ?
Had inlayed design in front of guitar?
Wondering about the fret board if youcould have a fret board made from wood and inlayed and then glue onto the guitar?
ideas? |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2017 6:22 am
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I have a Spirit model Rains that Ken Giles made the cabinet for. It has inlaid dove fret markers and inlays on the front.
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 30 Jul 2017 7:49 am
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Damn Erv. That is one beautiful guitar.
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Jim Smith
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Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2017 8:26 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| I have a Spirit model Rains that Ken Giles made the cabinet for. It has inlaid dove fret markers and inlays on the front. |
I'm pretty sure you meant to say Mark Giles.  |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Ross Shafer
From:
Petaluma, California
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Posted 30 Jul 2017 9:32 am
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Thanks b0b,
Inlaid mother of pearl frets and fret markers are standard issue on all new Sierras as is an inlaid Sierra logo on the front panel.
There's some fancy neck inlay pics here:
http://www.sierrasteels.com/gallery/new-pedal-steel-gallery.html
Lamar Colvin also inlays his frets and fret markers. Awesome guitars! |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 30 Jul 2017 9:36 am
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You're in Salem, which (I think) has a vibrant art scene.
Talk to an artist who understands the need for the precision of a draftsman/woman.
In my Bud, I thought the woodgrain of the neck was too pretty to hide under a fretboard.
A local motorcycle paintworks gave me a tricolor gold leaf neck.
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 30 Jul 2017 11:05 am
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| Back in the 1970s I saw a beautiful blonde Sho-Bud D-10 at Heart of Texas Music in Austin. Someone had inlaid abalone fret markers similar to those used on Martin D-45 guitars. It was quite stunning. |
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Dennis Hilsabeck
From:
Salem, Oregon, USA
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Posted 30 Jul 2017 11:10 am inlays
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| That is a good idea to remove the fret board. I was trying to decide about the distance from the strings to the fret marker and if putting a thin wood board with the inlays on it would be to close to the strings. But if you took off the vinyl you could use the existing wood and make that into the fret board with the inlays and ect. I assume it would not be to far away from the strings to cause problems. Sounds like a good idea. Hince your though about the artist person. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 30 Jul 2017 11:19 am
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 31 Jul 2017 1:23 am
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Many years ago in Ray Hennig's "Heart of Texas" music store in Austin Texas there was a used Sho-Bud guitar on the floor with the most beautiful polished agate inlays on the fretboards,I can't remember who came over to me either Herb Steiner or Lucky Oceans and asked me if I found the problem yet?Huh?then they showed me that the 12th fret marker was inlayed on the 11th. Fret!
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Marco Schouten
From:
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 31 Jul 2017 2:10 am
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Ebony, mother of pearl and abalone, done by Mark Giles.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 31 Jul 2017 7:27 am
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Jim,
You are certainly correct!
I must have been having a senile moment.  |
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 14 Aug 2017 9:25 pm
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Lane and Marco, those or superb examples of inlay.
Stu, did you tell those guys the inlay of the 12th fret mistake could be overcome by rolling the bar. I guess though that all the other frets to the right would be off. Sure would have been a challenge to play but would give your ears a workout. Stevet |
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Charley Bond
From:
Inola, OK, USA
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Posted 15 Aug 2017 9:57 am Inlay work
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for something different... you could talk to a custom cue maker, he could decorate your guitar like nobody else could...
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Ian Worley
From:
Sacramento, CA
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George Piburn
From:
The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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