Regarding the linear inlays, having bought a used railboard with black inlays on a black board, i sent it to Emmet, who filled in the shallow grooves with glow epoxy. It works great. I do wish the frets were easier to see, but just getting to the stage where my fingers know where to go with less looking.
Harry

Harry, check out this post

http://www.stickist.com/viewtopic.php?p=47606#p47606

Besides Olivier's solution, you could also try getting some automotive pinstriping material, and put that in your inlay well. That seems to be essentially what I have in mine (a kind of gold leaf pattern).

I have that same gold tape. The well wall obscures it at fret 17. I want something the is at the level of the fretboard (like a solid 14 karat gold inlay!!!)

Ok. Must say: the movie creeped me out.

Just about anything with Tom Cruise creeps me out.

Methinks you have the wrong Tom

OMG - you're right! Edited post.

I like Tom Hanks fine. He went to junior college up the street from my place.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman starred in 'Eyes Wide Shut'. Check it out on IMDB.

With linear inlays, visibility is greatly enhanced. With a more diagonal approach, the inlays are visible from the side, like dots on the top of a guitar neck (at least on the hardwood and bamboo models. The more vertical the instrument's position, the better, as all the strings intersect the marker in exactly the same way, no matter how far they are from the center line of the board. Each string/fret position is clearly indicated, instantly.

As with any choice, there's a trade-off at work here. More vertical positioning makes it so much easier to play left hand chords, especially the most important chord of all, the basic major triad.

This video demonstrates both the enhanced visibility of linear inlays, and the enhanced playability of more vertical positioning.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TZi0qKzKCM[/youtube]

Specific comments about positioning bregin at 10:50, but I'd suggest you watch the whole video for context.

Just my perspective (oy, pun intended), but I wouldn't trade the enhanced chord ergonomics a more vertical position gives me for anything, unless there was some big leap in technique possibilities offered. Looking at the board is sometimes very important, and when I do need to look, the vertical inlays give me all the information I need very clearly and quickly.

As indicated earlier in this thread, I love the sensation of playing with my eyes closed. Great topic, Jonathan.