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Ripped off by fret calculator?!

Triad

Triad

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Jul 4, 2006
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#1
Hi there... I've used StewMac's fret calculator and it gave me wrong measurements for 16th and 17th frets. Unfortunately in that moment I didn't notice it and I've found out only after cutting (!).
Anyone here had the same trouble? I've checked the measurements on the sheet and I've respected them. :mad:
 
#3
Well, I don't have the sheet in handy right now but it's clear that the 16th fret is "too large" and the 17th is "too small". It's like the calculator failed the 16th fret position, "eating" a part of the 17th.
 
#5
Boy I sure hope it wasn't a 36" or a 32" scale, since I use those for my fan fret designs. Haven't had any issues at all with those scales yet. But actually bad layout anomalies become very obvious on a fan, not to mention playing-wise. That is one of the risks I suppose relying on somebody else's calculations, a chance I took too. :)
I hope it's not catastrophic to your build.
Dirk
 
#6
It was a 35" (89cm). I don't know how and why but it's sure that the error wasn't mine. And now I have a fingerboard with AT LEAST a couple of wrong cuts. Besides it's already on a neck (the bass was fretless but I decided to fret it before finishing).
 
#9
I double-checked the measurements: they are dead wrong on that sheet! :mad:
Anyway I have a part of guilt since I didn't control what was going on (my friend was cutting fret slots with his saw). Well, if I'm lucky enough I can still save the fingerboard...
 

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