compound radius fingerboards

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old_picker
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compound radius fingerboards

Post by old_picker » Thu Sep 26, 2013 2:28 pm

not something i would bother with normally as imho it is overated
others may disagree

always use a flat radius but i have a job that requires a compound radius approx 10" - 16" ish 24.75" scale
any one know if i could buy one ?
stewmac doesn't do a 24.75" - btw theirs are 25.5" only

I know i should do it but i really dont have the time to build the jig for a one off

nnickusa
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Re: compound radius fingerboards

Post by nnickusa » Thu Sep 26, 2013 2:35 pm

Do it yourself. I did my first with a compound 10-14(12th).

Used a block plane and a sanding beam. Easy. took ten minutes or so......Kinkade's book has it, and I'm sure you can find it on youtube.....

BTW Also not too impressed with the difference(?) if any over a regular radius.....
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