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Jlee

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on my 1980 Greco SS-700. I just picked it up from a re-fret. The tech says the fretboard had a 8” radius. He flattened it slightly to a 9” radius to help facilitate bends on the higher frets.

When he mentioned it, I looked at the neck heel and sure enough, it was much rounder than a typical Gibson style radius.

Makes me wonder what the fretboard radius was on the Super Real Les Pauls and ES models.
 
Did a little searching and apparently, many 50s Gibson’s came from the factory with a 9.5” radius.
 

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