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Get Started Making a Electric Guitar
Cutting the Body of an Electric Guitar
Electric Guitar Body Shaping
Making Routing Holes for an Electric Guitar
Cutting the Neck of an Electric Guitar
Installing the Truss Rod on an Electric Guitar
Making the Fingerboard on an Electric Guitar
Inlaying the Fret on a Homemade Electric Guitar
Leveling the Fret on a Homemade Electric Guitar
Installing Fretboard Slots on an Electric Guitar
Installing the Frets on an Electric Guitar
Gluing Frets on a Homemade Electric Guitar
Fretboard Leveling on an Electric Guitar
Leveling the Neck on an Electric Guitar
Placing the Bridge on an Electric Guitar
Installing the Bridge on an Electric Guitar
Mounting the Posts on an Electric Guitar
Installing Ground Wire on an Electric Guitar
Installing Quality Electronics When Making an Electric Guitar
Creating a Stain Effect on an Electric Guitar
Staining Techniques on a Homemade Electric Guitar
Applying a Finish on a Homemade Electric Guitar
Wet Sanding a Homemade Electric Guitar
How to Buff the Finish on a Homemade Electric Guitar
Final Setup of a Homemade Electric Guitar
Summary: Professional guitarist and skilled craftsman will show how to level the fingerboard by a when building a homemade electric guitar in this free video guide to making musical instruments.
Frank Pope, founder of FBI Guitars, has been playing the instrument for more than 30 years. He's been building them for more than 10 years and has constructed more than 30 finished...read more
"I'm Frank Pope. Tips on how to build your own guitar. Pretend you have inlayed the fingerboard. Make sure that your neck is still true to the form. It slightly curves to the eye. Put double sided tape and 200 grit alligator paper. Restore the true radius of 12 inches and make sure that the fingerboard is true to the radius. Next, do a straight edge test. You can buy cheap pieces. Approximatley the length of the fingerboard. If there is a curve in the fingerboard you can use a fingerboard. I can't stress how important this is. You have to get this right before you can move on."
eHow Article: Leveling the Fret on a Homemade Electric Guitar
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