Made my own Fretwrap. (Tutorial)

[thrashmetal85]

Won't the plastic locks scratch the lacquer when pulling it back'n'forth?

Do you mean buckle?

It actually can't reach the wood on my instrument because of the padding, also it's probably nylon as well; a soft plastic.

 

[vansinn]

Sure, the buckle. And I forgot those can be had in soft plastic too; I've only used the denser harder ones..

 

[thrashmetal85]

I mean soft as in I'm fairly sure that even though the buckle is stiff nylon, the laquer on the neck is harder and is unlikely to be scratched.

 

[littlebadboy]

Eh... don't have a sewing machine...

 

[BlackMastodon]

Cut a rectangular shape piece of foam, get some double sided velcro. Place foam above strings, wrap velcro around foam and neck. As simple as that.

This is what I did for mine but it doesn't work too great, and isn't as pretty. I find that this one pulls more on the lowest and highest strings and almost capos them so you gotta watch out how tight you wrap it. Around the nut it works fine, though.

Great tutorial, though!

 

[ixlramp]

For my own DIY fretwrap (made with craft felt) i use a trick for even pressure on each string: progressively add more damping material towards the centre so the fretwrap has a curved top and arches over the strings, the pull of the strap on the raised centre of the arch maintains the down-pressure on the centre strings.