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Nicholas Thomas


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St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Post  Posted 28 Feb 2022 2:36 pm    
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Who makes custom fretboard decals? I usually use Carter starter fretboards but I want to start using my own design for my guitars from now on! I use a 24" scale, the width at the nut is 2 11/16" and the width towards the changer end is 3 1/4".
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J D Sauser


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Wellington, Florida
Post  Posted 2 Mar 2022 5:03 am    
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Jim Palenscar at Steel Guitars Of North County (California) made me some on metal, custom.

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Nicholas Thomas


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Post  Posted 2 Mar 2022 7:52 am    
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Thank you so much! I'll send him a message!
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John Sims


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Post  Posted 2 Mar 2022 9:55 am    
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Check this thread out:

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=374301&highlight=decals
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Bobby D. Jones

 

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West Virginia, USA
Post  Posted 5 Mar 2022 10:53 pm    
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When I built a steel about 1970. Could not find fretboards.
Here is what I used. I cut thin plexi-glass to fit neck and laid it on a fret board, Used masking tape. Laid out diamonds for markers. Then sprayed it with white, then taped the edges and sprayed black, All paint was done on the bottom so the plexi-glass protected the paint. They have been around for 50+ years and still look good.



You could use what ever for fret markers under the plastic.
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Jesse Valdez


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Fiddletown, California, USA
Post  Posted 9 Mar 2022 7:31 pm    
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Really like that keyhead Bobby, it being symmetrical makes my mind happy.
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