Dreading Replacing Frets:

gball said:
Not me. I love nibs. I realize they serve no functional purpose whatsoever but I friggin' love the way the look and my own corksniffing self feels like any Tech that pushes the "lose-the-nib" rhetoric when you are getting your guitar refretted is just lazy, so there!
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Yes, yes... I love nibs too... :cheers: . Binding adds a classy touch to the guitar. Binding with nibs takes it up a notch. Replicating the nibs on a refret and making it look seamless with the original binding must involve some serious skills and more labor time. I'm assuming there's a substantial upcharge for this.
 
syscokid said:
Yes, yes... I love nibs too... :cheers: . Binding adds a classy touch to the guitar. Binding with nibs takes it up a notch. Replicating the nibs on a refret and making it look seamless with the original binding must involve some serious skills and more labor time. I'm assuming there's a substantial upcharge for this.
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Big time!

I know several guys who specialize in the practice on vintage Gibson's.
 
SIx String Chef said:
From what I remember of the comments I received when I posted a similar question back in my early days here, the common consensus was to better leave that to an experienced luthier. But then again: how can you get to be one if you don't practice, practice, practice??! I hope this gives clarity to the subject... :p:LOL:
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Ok six string..... You comment like I think and do. If you have a neck you can spare,. What does it hurt to use it for refretting practice? Time, tool cost, fret wire cost and possibly mistakes that teach you for when it gets real.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Now to the point of leaving the job to a pro. Good advice if your first refret job is on an expensive 2, 3, 4, 5+ thousand dollar guitar.
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I have a lot of vintage Gibson's that come to me for care and maintenance, but I don't do the fretting. I have always just avoided that altogether. That might change if my new project goes well and I get a few fret jobs under my belt. I know of two early Gibson's (1950's era) that were refretted and the bill was in the $2,000 range. That's motivation for me to learn.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Ok six string..... You comment like I think and do. If you have a neck you can spare,. What does it hurt to use it for refretting practice? Time, tool cost, fret wire cost and possibly mistakes that teach you for when it gets real.
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I just gave away a box of Tele and Strat necks that I had accumulated from doing Warmoth installs. I think the Hohner HW400N will be the Guinea Pig, followed by the Les Paul I got from @eSGEe lastly followed by my Schecter Hellraiser C1FR.
 
smitty_p said:
He did say immediately after that that you could also use hide glue, though.

He may have opted for fish glue because you don’t have to mix it and heat it up, like you have to do with hot hide glue granules. Fish glue is also a touch more viscous than hide glue.

Just a guess…
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I'm thinking that the super glue method will probably work best for me. I took note of how he waxes the fretboard to help with the glue migration.
 
Robert Herndon said:
I have a lot of vintage Gibson's that come to me for care and maintenance, but I don't do the fretting. I have always just avoided that altogether. That might change if my new project goes well and I get a few fret jobs under my belt. I know of two early Gibson's (1950's era) that were refretted and the bill was in the $2,000 range. That's motivation for me to learn.
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Yup
 
Robert Herndon said:
I just gave away a box of Tele and Strat necks that I had accumulated from doing Warmoth installs. I think the Hohner HW400N will be the Guinea Pig, followed by the Les Paul I got from @eSGEe lastly followed by my Schecter Hellraiser C1FR.
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Were these all 1 11/16? Or skinnier yet? And to think I might not have minded a few Fender necks for my one Starcaster with 1 9/16 neck and my Squier Tele, and my Jackson V if one would fit the Jackson pocket.
 
chilipeppermaniac said:
Were these all 1 11/16? Or skinnier yet? And to think I might not have minded a few Fender necks for my one Starcaster with 1 9/16 neck and my Squier Tele, and my Jackson V if one would fit the Jackson pocket.
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I'm not sure. I just swapped them out and if the customer offered me the neck, I put it in a box.
 
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