02-13-2007, 05:12 PM
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Name: Todd City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Nov 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I realized something today thinking about my destroyed fretboard. I can use a fretboard calculator at Stewart-MacDonald, here: Stewart-MacDonald: Fret scales
to figure out the placement of every fret.
Most 22 fret guitar scales would even fit on a piece of legal paper.
Can I get my computer to accurately print a line at different points from an excel sheet? If I could, I would be able to print out a 20" scale for my daughter, tape it to a 1/4" thick board, and slot it in a simple miter box by sawing right through the paper!
Problem is I haven't a clue what program would let me do that or if a laser jet is that accurate. Anyone know?
Thanks,
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02-13-2007, 06:30 PM
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Name: Chris Hoffman City: Garner State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 32 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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If it were me, I'd draw it in sketchup (in 2D only) and then print it. If you haven't tried sketchup yet, you're missing out! It's a free download through Google. Just do a search through google to find it. Try out the tutorials that are available. It's very simple to learn.
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02-13-2007, 06:32 PM
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Name: Rob City: Hendersonville State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 66 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Should be easy with a CAD program to lay out the lines at the correct spacing and length. Even if the fretboard is not a rectangle (can't they be a long trapezoid?), it still should be straightforward. PM me the parameters and tomorrow I'll see if I can draw something in TurboCAD that prints out to correct scale on my laser printer. If it works, I can create a PDF file for you to print.
Rob
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02-13-2007, 10:44 PM
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Name: Todd City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Nov 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Rob, that would be awsome. I can put the numbers in an excel file. Do you want the distances from a zero line. And do you need anything else?
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02-14-2007, 12:05 AM
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Name: Rob City: Hendersonville State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 66 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I'll send you a PM with my e-mail address -- EXCEL file would be fine with data from start point... Rob
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02-17-2007, 01:48 AM
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Name: Rob City: Hendersonville State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 66 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Todd, I've got your Fretboard lines drawn on 8-1/2 x 11" paper -- because your calculations yielded a perfect round number at 10.0000 inches, I split the 15.0000 inch long piece in two parts at the 10 inch position -- you can "cut and paste" the sheet to get the full length. I made 8-10 copies and took them with me to Greensboro today, but found out from your post yesterday that you were not going to be there. PM or e-mail me your address and I'll stick them in the mail to you.
Rob
PS -- before I mail them, please confirm that 1" length for each fret line is long enough -- I can easily make them longer if you need them larger.
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