vintage Gibson partial refret
Checking the frets under clamps on another 50's J-45. The owner of this guitar didn't want to replace any frets but the first 4 had divots down to the wood.
This old wire is very narrow, around .070" and there is no modern equivalent available from any supplier.
Since this was a partial, I wanted the replaced frets to match the original as closely as possible. In order to achieve this I used the mill and a makeshift fixture to take a few thousands of an inch evenly off of both sides of the fret crown.
It worked well but I hesitate to show the rig online because it doesn't exercise good milling practice. Always remember..... safety 3rd!!
Photo by Suzanne Burkey
vintage Gibson partial refret
Checking the frets under clamps on another 50's J-45. The owner of this guitar didn't want to replace any frets but the first 4 had divots down to the wood.
This old wire is very narrow, around .070" and there is no modern equivalent available from any supplier.
Since this was a partial, I wanted the replaced frets to match the original as closely as possible. In order to achieve this I used the mill and a makeshift fixture to take a few thousands of an inch evenly off of both sides of the fret crown.
It worked well but I hesitate to show the rig online because it doesn't exercise good milling practice. Always remember..... safety 3rd!!
Photo by Suzanne Burkey