Re-fret needed.
Ross Edwards
got worn to the point of having grooves in them...
I'd love to have a go at re-fretting it myself, but I haven't got the right
tools or the workspace (plus I'm scared of buggering it up!).
Anyone know of a decent luthier/repairman in the Essex/SE England area? Any
idea of prices?
I *could* just go into my local music shop & get their tech to do it, but I
haven't seen/played any of his work - I'd much rather go by personal
recommendation...
Cheers,
Ross.
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beautiful - but EXPENSIVE - he quoted me £195.00 to refret my (maple) strat.
That's everything - full fret job and set up etc..... I checked out some of
the guitars he was working on and the quality was just great. The guy
specialises in fret work - but as mentioned before - he's not cheap.
Alternatively, Rokas in Denmark Street quoted me £100 for the same job - but
having had them do me a nut one time, I'm not best impressed with their work
(I redid it myself and got a much better result).
Basically - I called several stores, visited a few and have been quoted
anywhere from £100 to £200 for a complete refret. I still haven't had it
done yet though......
Ross Edwards wrote in message
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Edwards" <ros...@SPAMagate.co.uk> wrote:
<Whilst re-stringing No.1 last night, I noticed that most of my frets have
<got worn to the point of having grooves in them...
<
<I'd love to have a go at re-fretting it myself, but I haven't got the right
<tools or the workspace (plus I'm scared of buggering it up!).
<
<Anyone know of a decent luthier/repairman in the Essex/SE England area? Any
<idea of prices?
<I *could* just go into my local music shop & get their tech to do it, but I
<haven't seen/played any of his work - I'd much rather go by personal
<recommendation...
It'll cost about 100 - 150 quid.
I did my Telecaster myself. Came out OK, wasn't too hard and didn't
requiremany tools, just a bit of patience, couple of files, an oilstone,
junior hacksaw
a some superglue and a pair of small wirecutters. There's a web page
somewhere which gives instructions for DIY re-frets. I used it and it turned
out to be pretty good. The hard bit is getting the old frets out without
splintering the fingerboard.
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Warren
If there are grooves, why not try a fret dressing first instead of a re-fret?
If the fretwire isn't too worn, you could try that yourself before attempting a
total re-fret.
Ross Edwards wrote:
> Whilst re-stringing No.1 last night, I noticed that most of my frets have
> got worn to the point of having grooves in them...
>
> I'd love to have a go at re-fretting it myself, but I haven't got the right
> tools or the workspace (plus I'm scared of buggering it up!).
>
> Anyone know of a decent luthier/repairman in the Essex/SE England area? Any
> idea of prices?
> I *could* just go into my local music shop & get their tech to do it, but I
> haven't seen/played any of his work - I'd much rather go by personal
> recommendation...
>
Ross Edwards
(low & narrow)... I've played several guitars with bigger profile (read
jumbo) frets & they better suit my style of playing - maybe now's the time
to make the change...!
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Warren <wm...@prevmed.umsmed.edu> wrote in message
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Steve Cobham
wrote:
>Whilst re-stringing No.1 last night, I noticed that most of my frets have
>got worn to the point of having grooves in them...
>
>I'd love to have a go at re-fretting it myself, but I haven't got the right
>tools or the workspace (plus I'm scared of buggering it up!).
>
>Anyone know of a decent luthier/repairman in the Essex/SE England area? Any
>idea of prices?
>I *could* just go into my local music shop & get their tech to do it, but I
>haven't seen/played any of his work - I'd much rather go by personal
>recommendation...
If you fancy another trip up to MK, Ross, I can give you the name of a
very good tech - he builds guitars as well.
E-mail me for further details if you're interested.
Steve.
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wrote:
>Whilst re-stringing No.1 last night, I noticed that most of my frets have
>got worn to the point of having grooves in them...
>
>I'd love to have a go at re-fretting it myself, but I haven't got the right
>tools or the workspace (plus I'm scared of buggering it up!).
>
>Anyone know of a decent luthier/repairman in the Essex/SE England area? Any
>idea of prices?
>I *could* just go into my local music shop & get their tech to do it, but I
>haven't seen/played any of his work - I'd much rather go by personal
>recommendation...
>
>Cheers,
>
>Ross.
Try Martyn Booth just outside Sudbury, Suffolk he's on 01787-370192.
Ex. Gibson and Yamaha, designer of the Yamaha MSG.
Have all my guitars done by him.
General set-up and fret dress will knock you back about £75
Very good tech.
Regards
Phil
Ross Edwards
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It's a 24 fret, glued in neck, rosewood fingerboard; but there's hardly any
overhang on the body...
I checked out the cost of the tools & materials (Stew-Mac) for doing my own
re-fret - it came to about UKP130. I know I can get it done locally for
UKP95 - plus I can blame the repairman if abything goes wrong!!
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Warren <wm...@prevmed.umsmed.edu> wrote in message
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> Ross,
> You haven't mentioned the vintage or whether it's a maple or rosewood
board.
> I have limited experience with refrets, but the age and type of wood can
make a
> huge difference in the decision to refret or not. If it's a bolt-on neck,
then
> why not leave the vintage one alone to keep from wrecking it and buy a
> replacement? That way, you get just what you want and can slap the
vintage one
> back to "sell" it?
>
> Just a suggestion from an amateur.
> Warren