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Fret Spacing Template for 25.5 inch scale. Actual bridge placement will not be exactly 25.5 inches due to intonation differences in strings. Stewmac.com fret calculator has examples.
NUT
Reference Line, should measure 8 inches long when printed. If not, verify you are printing @ 100%, no scaling. This may mean choosing "crop", but don't choose "Fit to page" or "Shrink to fit" or the like.
0 Fret 0.0 Inches from Nut
6th 7.469
1st 1.431
7th 8.481
2nd 2.782
8th 9.436
3rd 4.057
9th 10.338
10th 11.189
4th 5.261
11th 11.992
5th 6.397
12th 12.750
13th 13.466
6th 7.469
14th 14.141
15th 14.779
7th 8.481
8th 9.436
16th 15.380 17th 15.948
Cut out diamonds to line up with lines underneath
NOTE:
14th 14.141
15th 14.779
16th 15.380
17th 15.948
18th 16.484
19th 16.990
20th 17.468
21st 17.919
22nd 18.344
23rd 18.746
24th 19.125
25th 19.483
26th 19.821
27th 20.139
28th 20.44
29th 20.724
30th 20.992
31st 21.245
32nd 21.484
33rd 21.709 34th 21.922
Be smart and check work BEFORE taking saw to wood! I double checked all the measurements and have used this with good results, but I made this in the first place when I found multiple mistakes on a couple fret templates I downloaded.