Aluminium Steel Guitar Fretboards for lap/console steel

[Andy Smith]

Hi fellow steelers!

I have produced some aluminium fretboards aimed primarily at lap and console steel guitars and in the style of the old Fender and Rickenbacker fretboards. I currently have 3 styles to choose from:

Stringmaster Style
24.5" scale length for 8 string guitar.


Copied meticulously from my own Stringmaster except that the board is a full length board to work with square nuts rather than the barrel nuts found on an actual Stringmaster. 1/8" would need shaving off the nut end for use on an actual Stringmaster or with a barrel nut.

• Scale length:24.5"
  Number of frets:31
  Length:519mm
  Width:70mm tapering to 59mm at the nut
  Thickness:1.5mm

'Stars'
My own design - 24.5" scale length for 8 string guitar

• Scale length:24.5"
  Number of frets:31
  Length:520mm
  Width:72mm tapering to 67mm at the nut
  Thickness:1.5mm

'Stars and Diamonds'
Based loosely on the Magnatone G65, 22.5" scale length for 6 string guitar.

• Scale length:22.5"
  Number of frets:29
  Length:465mm
  Width:60mm tapering to 57.5mm at the nut
  Thickness:1.5mm

They are all priced at £34.99 with free shipping to the UK and £5 anywhere else.

They can be bought from me direct or through Reverb: https://reverb.com/uk/shop/sugartone-guitars

Please feel free to PM me for further details.

Best regards, Andrew

[Ron Simpson]

I recently installed a 22.5" Stars and Diamonds fretboard on an Gibson Ultratone seven string that I picked as a body only at a fleamarket. I am very pleased with the results. The first and seventh string are right where they belong.

Ron

[Ron Simpson]

Seeing is believing.

[Jim Fogarty]

Have one that would fit a Kay K155?

[Bill Sinclair]

Jim,
Just so's ya know, I think all those Valco built guitars (like your Kay) are 23" scale.

[Jack Hanson]

Seeing is believing.

The Sugartone fretboard looks great on your Ultratone, Ron. What method did you use to attach it?

[Ron Simpson]

I used double sided tape.

[Jack Hanson]

Following Ron's lead I installed a Sugartone 22.5" "Stars & Diamonds" fretboard on this rescue Rickenbacher. Looks okay to me. Thanks, Andy!

[Ron Simpson]

It looks great.