Fiber Optics & LEDS

[Chris Rochow]

Been wanting to 'play' with installing a few LEDS in the fingerboard, and fiberoptics.  Can't seem to find a good supplier of these items....that doesn't require a 500ft roll of the stuff !!  LOL!  Anyone ever use it and what vendor ??

Many thanks!!

[Kerry Krishna]

I would be VERA surprised if RadioShack did not have almost everything you need...

[Thomas James]

If the Shack doesn't have it, try your local hobby shop.

[Chris Rochow]

Thanks for the suggestion. BUT, Radio Shack really do not have  the right stuff, and is not 'professional grade' anyway.

[Mark Pollock]

These guys do it - http://www.fretlight.com/ - which I'm sure is what you refer to.

I actually payed one of these the other day - the action wasn't bad, the fretboard was rigid enough, and I found it impossible to follow the damn dots at all - pretty ridiculous, but it looks cool.

The fretboard is a plastic of some kind, and there is a thin layer of something between the fretboard and the neck, I presume for wiring and such.

Mark

[Chris Rochow]

Thanks Mark...but I am looking for components to build with.  That is basically a plastic toy.

Need the manf. or distributor of fiber optics and LEDS.

[Paul Verticchio]

Just thinking aloud here, but have you tried American Science & Surplus? They always seem to have lots of cool optical stuff.

http://www.sciplus.com/

Best of luck with your search (:.

[Lee Bruemmer]

For LEDs, I would recommend Mouser or Digi-Key.  They're more than happy to sell small quantities of components to hobbyists.  I've ordered from them both in the past without any problems. 

Digi-Key also sells fiber optic cable by the meter, but it's the fancy multi-strand jacketed stuff, so it may be overkill for what you're doing.  If you want just the bare fiber optic material, I'll second the recommendation that you try a hobby shop.  Go someplace that caters to model railroaders and they can probably find what you need in the Walthers catalog.

[Chris Rochow]

Thanks for all teh help!  I think Mouser and a Walther catalog is my way to go.