How to make a Kite Guitar: Difference between revisions

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== Fret ~~and Marker~~ Placement ==

== Fret Placement ==

To place the frets on a Kite guitar, simply replace the 12th root of 2 = 1.059463 with the 41st root of 4 = 1.034390. ~~Or purchase a~~ pre-slotted ~~fingerboard (some suppliers such as from~~ [https://precisionpearl.com/ PrecisionPearl.com] can ~~provide a fingerboard~~ complete with radius, taper and inlays, so all you need to do is glue it on and put in the frets). Dots (fretboard markers) are placed every 4 frets in a cycle of single-double-triple. So, the 4th fret has a single dot, the 8th fret has double dots, the 12th fret has triple dots, and then the 16th fret is back to single, and so on. Thus, a 36-fret guitar has 18 dots, and a 41-fret guitar has 19 dots.

To place the frets on a Kite guitar, simply replace the 12th root of 2 = 1.059463 with the 41st root of 4 = 1.034390.

As an alternative to doing the work yourself, various suppliers can make pre-slotted fingerboards. One option is [https://precisionpearl.com/ PrecisionPearl.com] which can make fingerboards complete with radius, taper and inlays. With that option, all you need to do is glue it on and put in the frets.

== Fret Markers ==

Dots (fretboard markers) are placed every 4 frets in a cycle of single-double-triple. So, the 4th fret has a single dot, the 8th fret has double dots, the 12th fret has triple dots, and then the 16th fret is back to single, and so on. Thus, a 36-fret guitar has 18 dots, and a 41-fret guitar has 19 dots.

== String Gauges ==

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-== Fret and Marker Placement ==
+== Fret Placement ==
-To place the frets on a Kite guitar, simply replace the 12th root of 2 = 1.059463 with the 41st root of 4 = 1.034390. Or purchase a pre-slotted fingerboard (some suppliers such as from [https://precisionpearl.com/ PrecisionPearl.com] can provide a fingerboard complete with radius, taper and inlays, so all you need to do is glue it on and put in the frets). Dots (fretboard markers) are placed every 4 frets in a cycle of single-double-triple. So, the 4th fret has a single dot, the 8th fret has double dots, the 12th fret has triple dots, and then the 16th fret is back to single, and so on.  Thus, a 36-fret guitar has 18 dots, and a 41-fret guitar has 19 dots.
+To place the frets on a Kite guitar, simply replace the 12th root of 2 = 1.059463 with the 41st root of 4 = 1.034390.
+As an alternative to doing the work yourself, various suppliers can make pre-slotted fingerboards. One option is [https://precisionpearl.com/ PrecisionPearl.com] which can make fingerboards complete with radius, taper and inlays. With that option, all you need to do is glue it on and put in the frets.
+== Fret Markers ==
+Dots (fretboard markers) are placed every 4 frets in a cycle of single-double-triple. So, the 4th fret has a single dot, the 8th fret has double dots, the 12th fret has triple dots, and then the 16th fret is back to single, and so on.  Thus, a 36-fret guitar has 18 dots, and a 41-fret guitar has 19 dots.
 == String Gauges ==