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Post subject: How thick are the abalone inlays?
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:07 am
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I'd like to have my AmDlx neck scalloped and am not sure if the inlays can be removed first. Are they thick enough to leave on and start scalloping?


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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:20 am
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Pre-cut dot markers from luthier's suppliers tend to be around 0.050 thou thick. So, no, you are not going to have anything left of them after scalloping.

Is this a job you plan to do yourself, or have done by a luthier?


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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:31 am
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Ceri wrote:
Pre-cut dot markers from luthier's suppliers tend to be around 0.050 thou thick. So, no, you are not going to have anything left of them after scalloping.

Is this a job you plan to do yourself, or have done by a luthier?


If the markers are that thin, then a luthier. I've scalloped a neck before with standard black markers and was surprised how thick they were. With abalone, I figured that the material might be thinner. The person that I'm planning on sending it to charges extra for abalone inlayed necks.

Thanks for the info! 8)


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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 6:36 am
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acwild wrote:
Ceri wrote:
Pre-cut dot markers from luthier's suppliers tend to be around 0.050 thou thick. So, no, you are not going to have anything left of them after scalloping.

Is this a job you plan to do yourself, or have done by a luthier?


If the markers are that thin, then a luthier. I've scalloped a neck before with standard black markers and was surprised how thick they were. With abalone, I figured that the material might be thinner. The person that I'm planning on sending it to charges extra for abalone inlayed necks.

Thanks for the info! 8)


Hey, then check out this page:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Inlay,_pear ... _Dots.html

As you see, dots are available in many sizes and are inexpensive. You could take the opportunity to refinish with a non-standard size, smaller or larger, and have yourself your own "signature" one-off fingerboard.

Just a thought.


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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 11:36 am
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Ceri wrote:
Hey, then check out this page:

http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Inlay,_pear ... _Dots.html

As you see, dots are available in many sizes and are inexpensive. You could take the opportunity to refinish with a non-standard size, smaller or larger, and have yourself your own "signature" one-off fingerboard.

Just a thought.


Hey, thanks for the link! That's really good to know. My YJM Strat has spoiled me so that any guitar that I keep is going to need to be scalloped. My previous Number One is my Am Dlx V-neck, which I would really regret selling. This is gonna put it back into my rotation. :D


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