Classical Guitar Fret Markers - Rosette Black/Ivory Fret Dots

These dots are everything they claim. They are stylish, elegant even, go on easily and stay. They are very low profile, much like the covering you scratch off of a lottery ticket, just a little easier to remove. The only problem I had was accuracy of placement but that's on me. I wasn't going to bother with anything higher than the 12th fret anyway, so I used the extras to redo my inaccuracies.

This is a great product and a cheap way to get side fret markers on a classical guitar. Please note that these take some practice to implement. The sheets provided are small and you need to cut them, as shown in the picture, into individual squares. You must then place them on the side of the fingerboard and then use a pencil eraser to rub the fret marker for a transfer to the fretboard. Once transferred, you will not be able to reposition if you are off on the location. You must destroy the fret marker and start over if the position is off. The transfer is somewhat permanent, it withstands the rigors of playing, in my case about eight months, before any signs of wear. And they lay very flat and does impede your playing. The only complaint I have is that you only get 9 fret markers in our order. I wish Rosette Worldwide would include 12 markers to help facilitate an occasional mistake. One last note, please be careful handling the fret markers, they have a tendency to come off the transfer paper very easily. With a little patience and practice, when done right, look like a professional added the fret markers to your guitar.

I recently purchased a new nylon string guitar, and it was my first guitar that didn't feature fret markers. Although, for the most part, the lack of fret markers didn't hinder my playing, there were a few situations in which the piece I was playing required me to jump around the neck, and the lack of fret markers occasionally caused a slight delay in my transitions. So I used some clever keyword in the amazon search box and discovered these. Rosette's guitar fret markers looked like the real deal, and for less than $10 I decided it was a worthy investment for a somewhat expensive guitar.They arrived on the exact date I was told to expect them, and they were exactly what I expected them to be. The dots are ivory in color, and the same size you'd expect to find on guitars that feature fret markers installed at the factory. Unlike other dot markers, these are designed for the top of the neck, (facing the player), not the actual fretboard itself. Which is precisely what I wanted. They arrived with an alcohol pad for cleaning the surface area prior to installation, 9 dots, and piece of paper with instructions in large italic font that was poorly formatted and cut unevenly.The instructions were worded a bit oddly, and as a result I immediately wasted the first dot. The instructions are for black/ivory dots, and the dots come on a piece of paper in which one side is black, and one side is ivory. So when it said to "position your Black/Ivory Dot face down on the guitar neck," I put the white side down, (the ivory color I had ordered), which was backwards. Put the white side up, rub the entire circle semi-gently with a dull tip pencil after cleaning the area, then pull back the paper. Use the piece of burnishing paper, (which is separate from the sheet that includes the dots), and push them hard onto wood.I only put one dot at the 7th fret and 2 at the 12th. I didn't need the 3, 5 and 9 positions. As a result, when I grab the guitar from the neck, it's easy for me to avoid the dots I've installed, and since classical guitarists don't fret with their thumbs, I shouldn't have to worry about rubbing the dots off with my handling or playing as long as I'm conscious of them. I have plenty left over if they do ever rub off anyway.I would have given 5 stars, even though these aren't permanent, but there's 2 reasons I didn't: For one, the instructions made me waste a dot and are annoying to look at. They should use bullet points- and what's with the big purple ink stain? Second, it was very difficult to get 2 dots positioned well on the 12th fret. If they had just made 2 of the dots on the sheet slightly closer together and put 2 lines outside of them that lined up with the 12th and 13th frets I could have got them centered better. So I wasted a couple there because I'm a perfectionist.All-in-all they worked well and look just like they should. Be careful when positioning them.

I was looking to preserve the finish on a new classical guitar and my old method of cutting squares out of post-it notes worried me as adhesives can eat through finishes over time. I like a visual reference on the 7th and 17th frets and was happy when I found these dry transfer markers.Install was simple as can be. Wiped off the neck with a dry soft towel (do NOT use rubbing alcohol to clean if you care about your instrument), cut out a single marker, placed it on the neck and pressed it on with the eraser end of a pencil. Marker stays put and I can wipe down the neck after playing without it easily falling off.Only con that I can think of is that it they are a bit small and can be lost in low light situations. They aren't any smaller than most installed markers, but there really isn't any reason they couldn't be larger. That's personal preference though and I knew what I was buying before I ordered.Edited to add: I came back for another pack of these almost 2 years later. As stated above I only use them on 2 positions with the 7th fret being the only one which gets enough rubbing to eventually wear down or slip off. These are not meant to be a permanent solution, and if you are a player who constantly wraps their thumb around the neck I can understand why some are having problems with them staying on. But for most classically trained players who don't death grip the neck I will reiterate my satisfaction with these markers. Mine primarily have worn down or fallen off by wiping down the neck or friction in the case, so I will typically get a few months out of the 7th fret marker before I slap on a new one.There has also been no visible damage to the finish where these are placed, and I am very pleased with this considering the cost of my guitar. Would still highly recommend.