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I have a couple of old ones with no markers and haven't found it to be a problem. It takes a little getting used to, but only a little.
If anything, I think it's improving my overall playing.
I have found unmarked guitars a bit more of an issue, but even then, it only took a little longer to adapt.
I just bought these, for my very pricey deering banjo, which had tiny side markers, white against ebony. Unusually small. Elegant, but sometimes hard to see.
In dim light, and when capoed, sometimes i simply couldnt see them, and, at this point in my banjology, ineed em.
I like them. My banjo has a poly finish, I believe. Im not worried about adhesive reaction. Nitro, i dunno. For sure, at this price, they could be replaced yearly.
They are simply, a smooth thin plastic cut out, adhesive backed, easy peasy to apply.
Took me 2-3 minutes to do all side markers.
They do feel like a sticker, but as placed, they don’t interfere at all. Very smooth, but, raised.
Spend the $10 and order your favoritecontrasting color. I went pearl. Its silver.
Arrived very quickly, like a week from japan. Plenty ofdots on one sheet to do both side and board.
But, id buy 2, because i suspect that some polishes, and definitely fingerboard oil WILL loosen or disolve the adhesive.
If you dont like these, i have used red architectural line tape, sold at better art supply stores, cutting tiny square markers. Just as effective, leaves no residue. Had these on my fern to mark points at andabove the 15th fret.
My 1930's Regal resonator mandolin had no side dots on the white platic binding. I used a black sharpie to add dots. They rubbed off in a couple days. I used a 1/8" drill bit to make a shallow divot, then marked with a sharpie. This has held up for the last couple years.
I have often used white or black fingernail polish, depending on the binding color. A piece of masking tape with a hole punched in it to make the polish round and you are done. It lasts a long time, had one for decades. It will come off if you want to go back to a stock instrument. You can use an infinite amount of colors if you like that too.
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