One solution for temporary guitar frets

I've found one way to get temporary frets that work, are removable, and to a degree re-tune-able - all that is required is a fretless guitar with adjustable bridge and cable ties. It really is a dead simple way to try out new tunings without spending a mint or waiting forever.

The details and proof of concept video is here:

http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=779

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 9:33 PM, christopherv <chrisvaisvil@...> wrote:
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> I've found one way to get temporary frets that work, are removable, and to a degree re-tune-able - all that is required is a fretless guitar with adjustable bridge and cable ties. It really is a dead simple way to try out new tunings without spending a mint or waiting forever.
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> The details and proof of concept video is here:
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> http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=779

This is a fantastic idea. I've heard of people doing this before, but
now it seems really useful. Do the frets stay in place? Do you find
this works better than fishing line?

-Mike

Well, I tried to tie fishing line as shown in Doty's book and I could not
get that to work. I was too cheap to put on new strings and put screws into
my guitar to try (your?) spiral wrap method.

The frets stay in place and even have some elastic give to let you adjust
them.. I am wondering if that will be true in a week after the plastic gets
a good long time to creep - but then again this plastic should not be made
to do that considering its normal use is essentially what I'm using it for.

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Mike Battaglia <battaglia01@...>wrote:

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> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 9:33 PM, christopherv <chrisvaisvil@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I've found one way to get temporary frets that work, are removable, and
> to a degree re-tune-able - all that is required is a fretless guitar with
> adjustable bridge and cable ties. It really is a dead simple way to try out
> new tunings without spending a mint or waiting forever.
> >
> > The details and proof of concept video is here:
> >
> > http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=779
>
> This is a fantastic idea. I've heard of people doing this before, but
> now it seems really useful. Do the frets stay in place? Do you find
> this works better than fishing line?
>
> -Mike
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