This is a Grasshopper routine that runs in Rhino3d and generates a fretted instrument fingerboard.
The controllable parameters are:
- Nut width
- Distance to inset the low and high strings from the nut
- String spacing at the saddle
- Scale length for both bass and treble allowing the user to create multi-scale fan fret fretboards
- Vertical fret for fan fret fingerboards
- The fret number to match the saddle width at
(usually 12 or 14) - Blind or through frets
- Binding width
- Length of fretboard beyond the last fret
- Version 1.2 now supports the 3d creation of the fingerboard
- It creates uniform, compound, and
derived compound radii fingerboards
Here’s how to use it!
Download “Fingerboardinator v1.3 for Rhino 8” fingerboardinator_v1pt3.zip – Downloaded 464 times – 134.92 KB
The above version is the latest version 1.3, which has updated bake functionality available in Rhino 8.
If you are running Rhino 7, I believe the old 1.2 version (below) will work – if anyone can confirm this please send me an email.
Download “Fingerboardinator v1.2” Fingerboardinator-1pt2.zip – Downloaded 696 times – 249.81 KBI created and offer this content for free, as it provides a vehicle for my true passion – creating talking Sasquatch videos.
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