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Topic: Aluminium Steel Guitar Fretboards for lap/console steel |
Andy Smith
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United Kingdom
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Posted 3 Oct 2017 11:05 am |
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Hi fellow steelers!
I have produced some aluminium fretboards aimed primarily at lap and console steel guitars and in the style of the old Fender and Rickenbacker fretboards. I currently have 3 styles to choose from:
Stringmaster Style
24.5" scale length for 8 string guitar.
Copied meticulously from my own Stringmaster except that the board is a full length board to work with square nuts rather than the barrel nuts found on an actual Stringmaster. 1/8" would need shaving off the nut end for use on an actual Stringmaster or with a barrel nut.
Scale length:24.5"
Number of frets:31
Length:519mm
Width:70mm tapering to 59mm at the nut
Thickness:1.5mm
'Stars'
My own design - 24.5" scale length for 8 string guitar
Scale length:24.5"
Number of frets:31
Length:520mm
Width:72mm tapering to 67mm at the nut
Thickness:1.5mm
'Stars and Diamonds'
Based loosely on the Magnatone G65, 22.5" scale length for 6 string guitar.
Scale length:22.5"
Number of frets:29
Length:465mm
Width:60mm tapering to 57.5mm at the nut
Thickness:1.5mm
They are all priced at £34.99 with free shipping to the UK and £5 anywhere else.
They can be bought from me direct or through Reverb: https://reverb.com/uk/shop/sugartone-guitars
Please feel free to PM me for further details.
Best regards, Andrew
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www.sugartoneguitars.com
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2017 5:18 pm
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I recently installed a 22.5" Stars and Diamonds fretboard on an Gibson Ultratone seven string that I picked as a body only at a fleamarket. I am very pleased with the results. The first and seventh string are right where they belong.
Ron |
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2017 1:18 pm Guibson Ultratone
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Seeing is believing.
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Jim Fogarty
From:
Phila, Pa, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2017 3:28 pm
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Have one that would fit a Kay K155?
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Bill Sinclair
From:
Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 17 Oct 2017 6:32 pm
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Jim,
Just so's ya know, I think all those Valco built guitars (like your Kay) are 23" scale. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2017 6:27 am Re: Guibson Ultratone
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| Ron Simpson wrote: |
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The Sugartone fretboard looks great on your Ultratone, Ron. What method did you use to attach it? |
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2017 3:30 am
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| I used double sided tape. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 6:58 pm
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Following Ron's lead I installed a Sugartone 22.5" "Stars & Diamonds" fretboard on this rescue Rickenbacher. Looks okay to me. Thanks, Andy!
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 2:25 am
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| It looks great. |
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