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Ways to check the shape of a fingerboard.

 
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John Cadd
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2025 8:52 am    Post subject: Ways to check the shape of a fingerboard. Reply with quote
There are many fingerboard gauges on sale with the top edge for bridge curve and side gauges for string clearance. It might be safe to assume they are all accurate or at least similar enough to keep you on track . One intelligent article from a lady with a Chinese name in America has produced a set of about 4 ways to compare the radius of curvature across different cross sectional positions on the fingerboard. These differences come about from player preferences about string heights .
I hope I can find the article again.
M.J.Kwan is the writer. Strad Magazine mentions her full article 14th June 2018.
It`s a delicious piece of writing about a complicated subject hiding in plain sight,before your very eyes .
Fingerboard Geometry-Scoop versus Radius.---by M.J. Kwan .
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