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Frets arrived....
Brand New Old Hohner Day:
- Thread starter Inspector #20
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SG John
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There are a few different versions of this tool out there. You can create a tang that grips oversized slots with it. This was the easy one for me to look up.
Fret Crimper - StewMac
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Thanks!!!!!
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If the tang is oversize it makes the fingerboard convex (bend outward).
That's how Martin adjusts, without an adjustable truss rod.
Yes the tang is supposed to match the slots or "should."
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This has a double acting truss rod.
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So, this guitar has been in the case for at least 15 years with the frets pulled out. It wasn't cleaned after its final performance and it was so filthy the reside had to literally be scrubbed off....
It cleaned up pretty well...
A few passes with a 12" radius block and #320/#400/#600 to be sure the board is flat.
Pecking away a little during my lunch breaks....
It cleaned up pretty well...
A few passes with a 12" radius block and #320/#400/#600 to be sure the board is flat.
Pecking away a little during my lunch breaks....
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These tuners drop right into the headstock with zero modifications. Have no idea where I got them....
I align tuners with calipers.
I align tuners with calipers.
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Well, crazy glue really doesn't hold forever...
the older it gets the weaker it becomes. But I suppose crazy glue can be mixed with baking soda to make it stronger.
People epoxy the frets and heat the fret to release the epoxy...so I'm told.
But what it comes down to is the fret slot is too big for the fret tang.
I mean the slot can be filled and re-sawn, or a fret with a bigger tang, either way.
But the frets and the slots width should be pretty closely matched to start with...
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