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Notes on fret layout

The most accurate way to lay out your scale is making all measurements from the nut (using
the "fret to fret" distance only to confirm your layout). Laying out frets only by measuring fret
to fret will compound error. For example, if you're laying out frets by marking with a scribe
and your accuracy is ± (plus or minus) 0.020", you could be off by as much as 1/4" at the 12th
fret.
Measurements are given from the end of the fingerboard (face of the nut) to the center of a
fret slot.
63.000mm fret scale
fret from nut fret to fret

1 3.536mm 3.536mm (nut-1)

2 6.873mm 3.337mm (1-2)

3 10.024mm 3.150mm (2-3)

4 12.997mm 2.973mm (3-4)

5 15.803mm 2.806mm (4-5)

6 18.452mm 2.649mm (5-6)

7 20.953mm 2.500mm (6-7)

8 23.312mm 2.360mm (7-8)

9 25.540mm 2.227mm (8-9)

10 27.642mm 2.102mm (9-10)

11 29.627mm 1.984mm (10-11)

*12 31.500mm 1.873mm (11-12)

13 33.268mm 1.768mm (12-13)

14 34.937mm 1.669mm (13-14)

15 36.512mm 1.575mm (14-15)

16 37.998mm 1.487mm (15-16)

17 39.402mm 1.403mm (16-17)

18 40.726mm 1.324mm (17-18)

19 41.976mm 1.250mm (18-19)

20 43.156mm 1.180mm (19-20)

21 44.270mm 1.114mm (20-21)

22 45.321mm 1.051mm (21-22)

23 46.313mm 0.992mm (22-23)

*24 47.250mm 0.937mm (23-24)