I have made one F5, which I am currently learning to play on. It has a flat fingerboard.
I am currently making three F5s, which I plan to give away to musician friends and ask for their feedback. One of my friends is a professional guitarist, and he told me he prefers a compound radius on his fingerboards. In doing my research, I became intrigued by the concept, and I began to think I'd like a compound radius on my own fingerboard. It would also give me good practice in preparing the mandolin I'm building for my friend.
Is this commonly done--applying a compound radius to an existing, flat fingerboard already on an instrument? I assume the frets would have to be removed and new frets then applied... It may be more common, I imagine, to start with a new fingerboard, apply the compound radius then replace the old one...but I'm afraid I didn't use hide glue on the original build. So removing the old fingerboard my be difficult.
Thanks for any advice you can provide.
-Mark
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