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Was amazed by this video last night. Grandfather was part time cabinet maker & had a shop. Grew up with tools & woodworking since about 7ish. Always helping as a kid whenever i could. Can take a car apart & clearance everything on engine builds. Make car keys all day..this is right up my alley . Have most the tools already to re -fret. Actually grasp the heating of fret wire to release the fret & how to methodically hammer tap em back in place..also, i noticed , just get the new wire radiused a hair bigger for when it flattens out in place. Looks like something to do in winter when am not in garage

 
67plexi said:
No re fret I've had it 40 years it was my main player 20+ years
I do have a 1960 Stratocaster neck that's on it's last level crown and polish
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Is it stock pickups? Doing research for that era Strat. Hearing something in the early pickups i might like vs all this hot modern stuff i have.
 
My 1961 is 100% stock

The Ice Blue strat is a parts caster 1960 neck 1960 pickups and controls early Fender Custom Shop body hardware and case.
It sounds real I like Brazilian rosewood finger boards all the guitars except the headless Hydra have Brazilian finger boards.

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67plexi said:
My 1961 is 100% stock

The Ice Blue strat is a parts caster 1960 neck 1960 pickups and controls early Fender Custom Shop body hardware and case.
It sounds real I like Brazilian rosewood finger boards all the guitars except the headless Hydra have Brazilian finger boards.

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Oh man, thats a great lineup
 
Frets are the only guitar maintenance area I haven't ventured into. Someday I will, but I haven't bought the tools for it yet.
 
DirtySteve said:
Frets are the only guitar maintenance area I haven't ventured into. Someday I will, but I haven't bought the tools for it yet.
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That is what i was thinking. Surprised haven't' tried to build one yet. Would be cool to start with a slab & have at it one day
 
Just don't forget the fret puller tool, the fret tang nipper (edge), and that sander/polisher thing that you roll up and down the neck.

I tried it without proper tools my first time. Didn't go so great. Lol.
 
Sapient said:
Just don't forget the fret puller tool, the fret tang nipper (edge), and that sander/polisher thing that you roll up and down the neck.

I tried it without proper tools my first time. Didn't go so great. Lol.
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When pop pop passed i inherited all that excellent early manual tools. You don't think much about it until odd ball tasks come up. Dig through the bins & learn all about very specific tools. believe i have those tools, not in guitar specific form but 75-100 yr old versions,
I use that fret nip style tool since day 1 to clip the strings
 
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