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I would like to personalize an L-00 and a 000 by inlaying a script 'Chris' or 'Rach' at the 12 or 14th fret. Ballpark figure for cutting names 0nly, and ballpark if artist cuts AND does inlay?

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Script are not nessassarily flowing connective letters and are typically a formatted font

Cursive is a handwriting type lettering and has to be custom cut and are very easy to break so cost considerably more.

We have several members that this is their business, some use CNC to cut which makes the cursive more realistic to produce. I will let them mention price.

Some will make the fretboard for you with the channel CNC cut and the shell inlaid for a seamless fit. I think you are looking in the 100-200 range depending on what you want.

If you can find a font you like on his site, then you can get your inlay pieces cheapest from Andy Depaule at
Luthier Suppy

Fretboard w/ inlay
$100 for a single board, $170 for both boards with different names inlaid but the same specifications, $185 for both boards inlaid with both boards having different specs ($3 extra per board for abalone, $5 extra per board for ebony)

Just inlay pieces
$45 for each name (one-offs)

Those are off the top of my head, but all the prices are in one way or another, so I'll stick by them. The prices have small order surcharges factored in. Anything under five pieces needs a surcharge because the setup eats up a lot more time relative to the cutting on small orders.

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Bob Garrish
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Bob forgot to mention that if you go that route you still have to pattern, route, inset, glue, touch up, and do all of the rest of the work yourself. There are still plenty of opportunities to break the inlay as well if it's not already inset and it's thin. In the end your saving money but taking up time in itself.

Craig L

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