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For this project, I am again using prep-slotted fretboards. The risk to creating an unplayable guitar is too large by doing it by myself (each one takes a long time to build). One glaring mistake on this neck is the fretboard is not square to the neck, the frets lie at 2-3 degree angle. I don’t believe this actually affects tuning as the spacing is consistent and bridge can be adjusted to compensate for it. Next guitar it’s one to make sure I get right though.<\/p>\n
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Hammering in frets I think led to some of the inconsistencies (combined with not releveling the neck after applying the radius). This time I’ve create a fret press. I bought the arbor press second hand and then ordered a fret press head (far cheaper than paying for the whole lot to be shipped internationally!). I had to drill the arbor to take the head (first time I’ve drilled metal). The end result is a far more controlled and consistent fret fitting method, very pleased with the results so far. Of course, only once it’s strung up will the end result be truly judgeable.<\/p>\n
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After pressing in the frets, I did the normal trim and bevel of the fret ends. Interestingly at this stage the frets have picked up some scratches in them, I’ll have to polish them out as a post build stage.<\/p>\n
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End result – still some sharp edges to tidy, but mostly there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For this project, I am again using prep-slotted fretboards. The risk to creating an unplayable guitar is too large by doing it by myself (each one takes a long time to build). One glaring mistake on this neck is the … Continue reading