Scale Meeting 8/10/03
Brother Paul winking for the camera.
Go Raders?????
Nuts are a foot at
SCALe
This months
meeting was very informative. Our Fearless Leader taught both
moose and squirrel many facts on the correct shape and physics of nut
and
saddle design. We enjoyed a few demos and had a real hands on
experience of refretting a neck. All of us got to try our hand at some
of the newer fretting techniques. The members have decided
that anyone who wants to, will be given a chance to construct a neck
over
the next few meetings. On September 28, the meeting will be held at
Gary's shop (Erickson Guitars). There we will be able to work on our
instrument necks
the entire day. You can make any style string instrument neck you
desire. As long as it is made from wood. This will be a members
only meeting, so join up if you haven't already done so.
Members will also discuss the suggestion and resource forms that will be filled out after the September 14th meeting. The form will be posted on the membership side of our SCALe web site.
Members will also discuss the suggestion and resource forms that will be filled out after the September 14th meeting. The form will be posted on the membership side of our SCALe web site.
 This is a Contour Gage. It is a useful little tool to check and measure shapes. You can use it to check the neck radius on the fingerboard. Match it to the corresponding fret press block and you 'll have a nice tight fit when you press the frets in. Use the wrong radius block for the fret press and you can damage the fingerboard by crushing the wood to seat the fret.  |
> Fret PullersThese fret pullers with a slightly convex face of 3/4" x 3/4" are specially ground on the end face so they can slide under the fret bead. They are small enough to be easily worked under the wire of even the smallest radius fingerboards. Although the cutting edges are heat- treated, they’re designed for cutting but with the end ground sharper and thinner they can handle most fret pulling but not nipping—in a pinch, they can be used for cutting. |
 Once the fret is pulled thefingerboard must be reconditioned to accept the new fret. The fret studs have compressed their shape into the fret slot walls. The compressed wood must be either filled or decompressed by swelling the wood grain. A little thin cyno acrylate glue is a good remedy. It is thin enough to be absorbed by the wood grain and can penetrate deep into the wood cells. |
 Once hard, the slot can be resawed to the proper width. |
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