All Discussions Tagged 'sign' - FRETS.NET2024-03-29T00:27:25Zhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=sign&feed=yes&xn_auth=noSmall quantities--sign painter's tape, 3M Stickit Goldtag:fretsnet.ning.com,2013-08-26:2177249:Topic:1163572013-08-26T02:34:15.867ZLARRY KLOSEhttps://fretsnet.ning.com/profile/LARRYKLOSE
<p>I'm about to fit a new bridge to an archtop guitar. Dan Earlewine has a good StewMac trade secrets column on how to do it with a Stew Mac bridge fitting jig, but he uses sign painter's tape and 3M Stickit Gold paper. I'd like to find a source for small quantities of either, since I don't do that much guitar work and probably would never use whole rolls of either sandpaper grit or the tape. Does anyone know a source for small quantities? I haven't seen either the paper or the tape in the…</p>
<p>I'm about to fit a new bridge to an archtop guitar. Dan Earlewine has a good StewMac trade secrets column on how to do it with a Stew Mac bridge fitting jig, but he uses sign painter's tape and 3M Stickit Gold paper. I'd like to find a source for small quantities of either, since I don't do that much guitar work and probably would never use whole rolls of either sandpaper grit or the tape. Does anyone know a source for small quantities? I haven't seen either the paper or the tape in the local hardware... . Otherwise, I'll use regular paper and figure out a way to hold it down.</p>
<p>I plan to buy a StewMac Bridge Fitting Jig and then sell it after. I've fitted a couple of bridges before "freehand" and this tool, while a little pricey, is what I think I need to do a good job. It does look like something I could make for a one-off, but finding the materials and building it up seems like more time and labor than it's worth for one job. I figure that buying and then passing on the tool is a good way to get its use for a reasonable price.</p>
<p>BTW, Dan E. warns about the possible damage to finish from regular masking tape and I concur: this guitar has a nitro finish and when it was shipped to me the shipper used stick-it notes to mark the approximate location of the bridge. The notes left a nice bit of crazed finish under the sticky parts.</p>
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