Tribute to Jim Croce

As a few of you may know, Jim Croce was a folk singer who died in September of 1973. He never played an electric, but he is one of my favorite singers of all time. In 2000, Martin guitars produced a guitar in memory of Jim Croce. On this guitar they sunk a 1973 dime in as the fret marker on the third fret, in memory of the line "You can keep the dime" from his song "Operator". I would like to put a dime as a fret marker on my third fret, does anyone know how I could do this with my maple and rosewood fretboard for my new partscaster?

Thank you

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Measure the diameter of a dime. Using a drill press and the right size Forstner (sp) bit, drill a recess and glue in the dime. Of course, you should practice this on scrap wood pieces.

I just measured a dime with calipers and got 0.70 inch. or 17.8 mm. If you can't get the exact size bit I suppose you could use the nearest larger size and use some sort of filler.

Jim Croce..such a good choice :)

was a great folk-flavored singer who I was exposed to at an eeeeaaaaaarly age! Such a distinct voice and a great storyteller. I like your idea with the penny. I wonder if I can fit one of them Texas quarters in between frets??? :lol:

I'm broke, so maybe a peso for me.