#Lap steel fretboard template free#

The second fret would be at 20.49 inches. If you want them more than accurate enough for any steel player, simply mutliply (or divide) any scale by the following 'constant':ДЄs an example on a 23 inch scale the 1st fret would be at 21.71 inches. You can buy rulers that are marked to the 1/100th of an inch for when it's time to execute those calculations on a real live fretboard. Don't worry about string spacing and neck taper. The one I used to build my steel was Fret Calc 3.10. They will give you your fret spacing for any scale length and number of frets.

#Lap steel fretboard template free#

There are a number of free fret spacing calculators on the internet. Ignore the Japanese 'installation' stuff.

Scroll down on the right and you will see what you're lookin fpr.

But how did that guy figure out where to draw the little lines? It's interesting to look at a T-Logo looks like the frets are part of the bakelite mold.one piece, possibly?ДЄnd, could factors such as string spacing and a tapered neck have an effect on fret spacing or, is fret placement solely determined by the location of the nut and bridge (say if 7 or 8 strings are crammed on a 6 string neck, would the fret location stay same because it's still the same scale length)? The simple answer to the question (especially for those of us who hate math), would probably be to just go buy a pre-made fret board. And the distances would change again for a 23, 24.5, 25, and 26 scale.there would be a different fret alignment all the way up the neck. When builders start from scratch, how do they determine placement of the frets, in order to be on pitch with the actual tone of the string at that particular location on the neck?ДЇor a 22 inch scale, the precise distance between fret 1 and 2 would be 'x', but on a 22.5 inch, it would be different value. With the wide variety of scale lengths in the guitar world, I'm curious as to how fret- board accuracy is determined. Your profile | join | preferences | help | search Accurate Fret-board design - The Steel Guitar Forum INSTRUCTION