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Radius Gauges


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Quickly find the curvature of a fingerboard or bridge with these sets of radius gauges. Use them frequently to check your work as you smooth or shape a fingerboard or frets: a quick visual check keeps you from accidentally altering the shape — a mistake that's easy to make and hard to fix.

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  Item# Description In stock Price Quantity
5432 Original (smooth), set of 2 Yes
$22.95

5433 Notched, set of 4 Yes
$47.25

5434 Complete set of 6 SAVE $4.00 Yes
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Guitars commonly have a "compound radius," meaning the curvature changes from the nut to the end of the fingerboard. "Eyeballing" this subtle change is next to impossible; that's why a set of radius gauges is essential. Also use them for profiling an acoustic bridge saddle and setting the string heights on an electric guitar bridge. Our gauges have precision laser-cut 7-1/4", 9-1/2", 10", 12", 14", 15", 16" and 20" radii. They're made of stainless steel for durability in the busy shop, and work for string spreads and fingerboards up to 3-1/4" (82.55mm) wide.

Use them in combination with our Radiused Leveling Blocks, for professional results.

New notched gauges work with strings on! This new version is handy when you want to check a fingerboard without taking the strings off. The set includes closely-spaced string notches for use near the nut, and wider spacing for use near the body (great for compound radius fingerboards). This set includes the same radii as our regular set.

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Radius Gauges
Radius Gauges
 
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5 9-15-2011
Must have

These are quality gauges, should last a lifetime.

Mike T.  North Carolina, USA Read my reviews (24)
5 8-30-2011
Must Have

Much more precise than my home-made ones. These metal ones will last a lifetime. The notched ones are extremely helpful for checking the radius while the strings are on the guitar.

Middleton Guitars  Southern California Read my reviews (53)
5 6-08-2011
some basic equipment

Such things are necessary for a good adjustment of a Guitar. In this case, quality is fine!

Ralph  Wolfegg, Germany
4 5-27-2011
Radius Gauges

useful tool

Gilton ss  Brazil Read my reviews (18)
5 5-23-2011
Raduis gauges.

What can you say about radius gauges?
Much more accurate than anything I could make by hand, well made and clearly marked, saves a lot of time, all in all a good buy.

Pete Stamp  Sussex, England. Read my reviews (3)
4 4-27-2011
Good tool!

Can't miss it in my guitar-toolbox.
Thanks!

M. Fermont  The Netherlands Read my reviews (4)
5 4-20-2011
Radius Gauges

These are perfectly designed. A MUST for accurately creating and reproducing nuts and saddles.

Custom Saddles by Bob Colosi  St. Marys, GA
3 4-13-2011
Needs slots.

These are Ok but they really need slots. Go for the slotted type instead....I ended up slotting my own within 10 minutes of opening the package.

Jerhico Guitars  Altona, NY Read my reviews (53)
5 3-24-2011
great if the strings are off...

perfect for making sure nothing goes bad while cambering a board... worked for me!

smashedguitars  San Antonio, TX Read my reviews (19)
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5 1-30-2011
A must in any repair shop

I love these radius gauges. Now I can see if there's a compound radius on the fretboard. Great tool to have.

Dane Paul  Nashville Read my reviews (16)
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