PaulThePlug Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) Son had mentioned the sound of metal-on-metal, like a lap guitar or slide... Happened upon this a couple of weeks back... Mistreated Harley Benton... Frets have been removed... Freebie... ...and a little crack in the back of the neck by the headstock... superglue-d... 0.3mm x 10cm x 1m Stainless Shim... £5 Aliexpress... Gotta cut down, glue, trim, and dress... Edited November 15, 2023 by PaulThePlug 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjr1515 Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 Splendid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 I'll be interested to see how this goes - I've been thinking along similar lines myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 (edited) I'm thinking that the 0.3 may now be a little thick to conform... but was worried 0.2 might just be like thick foil... Waiting on some dremmel cutting wheel to take the most off before glueing... Edited November 19, 2023 by PaulThePlug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Excellent idea. Another thread to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 Vigier Delta metal on a budget? Be interested to see how you get on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 1 minute ago, MoonBassAlpha said: Vigier Delta metal on a budget? Be interested to see how you get on. Likewise 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 Thanks all... think the 0.3mm is a bit thick to work... so ordered some 0.1mm... just to make sure it conforms to the fretboard... I'll post progress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 ooh metal fingerboard for Bass. Makes me think of the tracks Tony Levin played on for the Yes/sort-of Yes/Nearly Yes album Union. It wasn't all Stick, I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beedster Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 19 hours ago, Daz39 said: ooh metal fingerboard for Bass. Makes me think of the tracks Tony Levin played on for the Yes/sort-of Yes/Nearly Yes album Union. It wasn't all Stick, I'm sure. 'Nearly Yes' = 'I think so'? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard R Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 4 hours ago, Beedster said: 'Nearly Yes' = 'I think so' Nearly Yes = Probably. I think 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Guitarist Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Nice, given how thin .1 is I assume you'll be making sure the existing board is super flat before uniting them in glue? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted November 28, 2023 Author Share Posted November 28, 2023 I went 0.1 as the 0.3 i think was too thick to make sure it would conform to the neck... and was quite stiff. I'll adjust the truss for flat... String tension and thinner shim should be ok-ish for relief... if i get it set up before the no-more-nails sets! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulThePlug Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 0.1 arrived... Tried to adjust the truss rod to lessen the relief and flatten the neck before sticking on the shim steel... No Joy... opened up the super glued crack... So 101 Hard as Nails... ...and on with the shim steel... Its steel down on the foam rubber garage mats with a box of books on top. Hopefully the thin shim will conform to the fretboard radius. Then a sand of the shim over-edges to the fretboard. Fingers crossed! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I had something similar about 25 years back, when a local luthier got some rolled brass (3mm thick iirc) fingerboard blanks and fitted one for me. It was great, but not actually as fret-bright as I had initially expected. Be interesting to hear whether a 0.1mm thickness steel will be enough, but great project either way.. Good luck! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Guitarist Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Nice, I've been looking forward to hearing how this goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 On 28/12/2023 at 15:38, hubrad said: I had something similar about 25 years back, when a local luthier got some rolled brass (3mm thick iirc) fingerboard blanks and fitted one for me. It was great, but not actually as fret-bright as I had initially expected. Be interesting to hear whether a 0.1mm thickness steel will be enough, but great project either way.. Good luck! How well did it wear? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubrad Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 15 hours ago, tauzero said: How well did it wear? Marginally better than ebony iirc. Obviously harder work to smooth it down again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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