Acoustic Soundboard A Brief History of the Undersung Requinto Romántico Manuel A. DelgadoDec 15, 2023
Acoustic Soundboard How Today’s Ebony Fretboards Got Their Stripes Chris Martin makes a case for striped ebony.Chris MartinFeb 19, 2023
Mod Garage How to Relic Your Guitar Neck Pt. 1 We’re almost finished with the aging process on our project guitar. Let’s work on the fretboard, nut, and truss rod cover, and prepare the headstock for the last hurrah.Dirk WackerJan 28, 2022
Electric Guitars Keeping Frets on the Level We all know dead strings can compromise our tone, but so can fret wear.Andy PowersFeb 08, 2021
Electric Guitars The Earth Isn’t Flat, and Neither Is Your Fretboard How—and why—acoustic guitar builders create predictable, controllably stable necks.Andy PowersNov 26, 2020
Guitar Shop 101 Guitar Shop 101: How to File Sharp Fret Ends When a fretboard dries out from low humidity, the wood shrinks, exposing sharp fret ends. Here’s how to deal with this vexing problem.John LeVanApr 25, 2014
Guitar Shop 101 Understanding Frets and Fret Wear The condition of your frets will determine how well your guitar plays. John LeVanMar 11, 2013
