Shaping the 19th Fret - The One That Splits the Guitar's Sound Hole
Everyone seeks in the guitar his own twin soul....
Oscar Ghiglia, classical guitarist
Most classical guitars have a split 19th fret at the sound hole. I discovered a long time ago that it was much easier to shape the frets on a dummy fret board before they are pressed home on the guitar.
In this case I took a piece of cherry and matched the existed fingerboard and sound hole. I sawed a slot and then pressure fitted the frets.
I grind the ends on a sandpaper disc chucked into a drill press.
Finished. Now I can install them on the guitar.
Here's a YouTube of David Russell, enjoy!
Oscar Ghiglia, classical guitarist
Most classical guitars have a split 19th fret at the sound hole. I discovered a long time ago that it was much easier to shape the frets on a dummy fret board before they are pressed home on the guitar.
In this case I took a piece of cherry and matched the existed fingerboard and sound hole. I sawed a slot and then pressure fitted the frets.
I grind the ends on a sandpaper disc chucked into a drill press.
Finished. Now I can install them on the guitar.
Here's a YouTube of David Russell, enjoy!
I think David reached the 17th fret on the first piece.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this video. He is a wonderful guitar master.
Thanks, Tico!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that there is a YouTube, I don't feel quite so isolated knowing that I can find the amazing musicians of the world showing us what can be.