https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Fri, 05 Jun 2026 03:37:53 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293567 Fri, 23 May 2008 14:35:53 +0000 At any rate, good luck with your venture!]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance katmetal https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293567 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293540 Fri, 23 May 2008 06:36:18 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance simon@home.co.uk https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293540 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293529 Fri, 23 May 2008 05:02:21 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance katmetal https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293529 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293513 Fri, 23 May 2008 04:13:46 +0000
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Gonna look weird though. ;) Yeah. Would look pretty unique huh? :mrgreen:

Would it be easy enough to smooth off the edge of the fretboard where the binding is, so that it looks professional rather than an amateur mess? Thats my main concern i guess. You can kinda get away with a not so perfect job on a regular board... :|

And seeing as a Dremel would sand perpendicular to the frets that should eliminate any worry about pulling off the binding...]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance simon@home.co.uk https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293448 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293225 Wed, 21 May 2008 04:30:23 +0000 Guitar Repair and Maintenance Hyperborea https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293225 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293214 Wed, 21 May 2008 03:25:18 +0000

I smoothed things up with files/sandpaper afterwards. Not the best pic here, but you get the idea.
There is a special finish for the "gloss" that luthiers use, I forget what it is, someone else on here probably knows.

The guitar pictured is a Gibson L4 knockoff, I wasn't really that concerned with the proper finish, so I just refinished with polyurethane. It worked out well.

Again, I can't say specifically about a bound neck, but I would suggest "go slow", I believe things would turn out okay. Be sure to wear a dust mask, esp. with a Rosewood fretboard. I have heard stories that Rosewood dust is hazardous to breath, but I cannot confirm it. Better to be safe.

Good Luck! :)
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Gonna look weird though. ;)]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance slejhamer https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293213 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293206 Wed, 21 May 2008 02:01:43 +0000
If I were to sand the gloss (not the paint, just the gloss) off of the neck binding - masking off the rest of the neck to protect it - would I then be able to take my file to the fretboard and scallop away as I wished? Making sure to sand the bound edges of the fretboard smooth again. Then reapply the gloss.

Or would that just be a disaster? :?]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance simon@home.co.uk https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/scalloping-a-bound-neck-idea/#post-293206