Jerryc41
Well-known member
I like to experiment, and I have something in mind for a Flea or a Fluke. I'd like to replace the plastic fretboard with a wooden one myself. I had Magic Fluke replace two of them, and they did a beautiful job, but I wanted to see if I could do the swap myself.
There's one hitch: the zero fret. Generic fretboards on Amazon and eBay don't come with a zero fret, so I would have to cut a groove and insert one. Cutting the groove the right width and depth will be a challenge, and I don't plan to spend a fortune on special tools. An alternative would be to forget about the zero fret, replace the nut, and make it a non-zero fret uke. If I actually go ahead with this, I'll let you know how it turns out.
There's one hitch: the zero fret. Generic fretboards on Amazon and eBay don't come with a zero fret, so I would have to cut a groove and insert one. Cutting the groove the right width and depth will be a challenge, and I don't plan to spend a fortune on special tools. An alternative would be to forget about the zero fret, replace the nut, and make it a non-zero fret uke. If I actually go ahead with this, I'll let you know how it turns out.