Manufacturing of Fingerboard with Inlays
The fingerboard is a crucial part of the guitar. It is generally made up of ebony or rosewood. It is not flat in shape. At the one end of the fingerboard it has radius of 16, with this we achieve low action and also prevents buzz while string bending. At the other end of fingerboard, it has radius of 10 for the purpose of comfort. First of all, Design of fingerboard is prepared on some commercial software like,aspire. If it has some kind of additional aesthetic design, then how it will look like in reality, is interpreted. The aesthetic design is split and pieces, required for it, are sorted out in design. To get exact size and shape, separate design for pieces are prepared and code is generated. For precision work and repeatability, the cutting is done on cnc machine with the help of code. The cutting parameters are specified then pieces are cut. Also the radiusing is done on the fingerboard. Then pockets are generated on the fingerboard for the accommodation of pieces. Pieces are glued in the pockets. To get finish and removal of extra glue sanding is done on this. Wet wipe is done on this for cleaning and then oiling is done. After this fret slot cutting is done to put steel wire fret in that. At last nut pocket is generated for locking nut.