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Frets :: Chubbuck Rogue 005

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Frets :: Chubbuck Rogue 005

Frets :: Chubbuck Rogue 005

The bridge is glued on and the neck is ready for fretting.  I picked up a Taylor "Fret Buck" reproduction by Stew-Mac (pictured below) to test out.  The "buck" adds mass and supports the fingerboard extension when knocking in the frets over the body.  In the past I have hand-held a steel block under this area with one hand and tapped in the frets with the other.  Nothing wrong with either method.  The fret buck is great, but it's a little intimidating installing such a heavy piece of cast iron on your newly finished guitar!

Note this will be one of the first builds to come out of the new shop.  Very exciting!

Catch up on the progress of this guitar at: http://www.chubbuckguitars.com/acoustic/rogue005

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Late 60's Gibson Trini Lopez Standard [8.7 lbs] :: refret & bad pots

Late 60's Gibson Trini Lopez Standard [8.7 lbs] :: refret & bad pots

This guitar had the deepest fingerboard divots I have ever seen.  These divots were addressed along with receiving new frets.  The pots were dirty as well since the "control cavity" is exposed to the elements on hollow guitars.  When attempting to pull the harness to clean it I was surprised to find that the knobs were glued on!  The neck volume pot broke upon removal and the bridge volume was replaced as well due to a bad taper.

Look for a blog post with more details sometime next month.

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Michael Kelly Dragonfly 4FL TBK fretless acoustic bass :: plane fingerboard and set up

Michael Kelly Dragonfly 4FL TBK fretless acoustic bass :: plane fingerboard and set up.This had a nasty fingerboard rise over the body that needed to be planed down.  This amount of extensive inlay is not ideal for a fretless instrument as the …

Michael Kelly Dragonfly 4FL TBK fretless acoustic bass :: plane fingerboard and set up.

This had a nasty fingerboard rise over the body that needed to be planed down.  This amount of extensive inlay is not ideal for a fretless instrument as the wood is hygroscopic (reacts to moisture) and the pearl is not.  Also the fingerboard is much softer than the pearl and wears faster.  Areas of the pearl were proud of the wood and caused odd buzzes.

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