Today's project...
Fret Level & Crown 1976 Gibson Les Paul:
- Thread starter Inspector #20
- Start date
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Orange Sharpie...
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This is how I pay for new gear...
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11:00pm....still filing crowns...
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Midnight...17th fret and still going...
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1:00am....gonna let the lemon oil soak in a few hours...
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The owner said he installed this Nashville bridge when his original ABR-1 collapsed. Note the saddles have only reference slots. Work is required here...
My preference is a slot 1/2 the strings' diameter deep. I set all guitars up like this...
Finished bridge, ready for stringing...
My preference is a slot 1/2 the strings' diameter deep. I set all guitars up like this...
Finished bridge, ready for stringing...
RVA
Ambassador
Useful tool. Save time and tape. Cheaper on Amazon (not Stewmac brand)
www.stewmac.com
StewMac Fingerboard Guards - StewMac
Protect your fretboard when filing or polishing a fret. We designed our guards to fit all fretwire sizes, anywhere on the neck.
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Strung...
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It's finished...
BFT Gibson
Ambassador of Originality
Nice. The reward for that is so wrth it! Great job
wow great job!!! and nice detailed pictures!
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
HAHA I saw the title of this thread and immediately thought of Robert.
Then I got to thinking I need to get my 2 Strat necks off to him to make my frets perfect again.
Then I got to thinking I need to get my 2 Strat necks off to him to make my frets perfect again.
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Thanks, Man...in all honesty, it needs to have all the frets pulled and the fretboard planed to remove the "humps" in the surface, but the owner wanted to retain the original frets, so this was the best I could do with those restrictions imposed.
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Where were these humps? Fretboard surface or surface of fret wire?
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The fretboard is wavy...this results in some frets being cut down much thinner than others...
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
I suspected so, Robert
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It's nearly fretless!!!!