![]() ![]() A strip of tape on each fret and then mask the back to be extra careful. After that, use super-fine polishing paper to smooth any rough edges. To achieve a uniform bevel, apply a little pressure to the file and glide along the tips of the frets until they are angled slightly. ![]() This will not take off the nubs and it is necessary to leave them exposed when you do this.īottom like is to mask the fingerboard and even the neck well. To file the frets flush to the fretboard, use a fine-tooth flat file. Not using a file and not filing directly parallel with the fret means, you won't really hit the binding except the very but of the nubs that is showing. This assumes you do not need any dressing of the frets just smoothing out the ends of the fret. It takes a bit of experience to know that you can lean your cloth as you move toward the fret ends to get them all hit with the emery cloth and after. This is what I do when I cam doing a fret dressing as I get toward the final end. Then run various grades of scotchpads after this to buff even smoother. ![]() This I learned from Bill Barker and it cleans up the fret nicely without really do any digging in to anything. Then depending on what you need you can simply run some fine grade emery cloth at a 90 degree angle against the frets using the heel of your had to apply light pressure. I have learned that when the proper fret position is found, it is a good idea to file two unobtrusive V-notches at either side of the fingerboard so that the snugged-down fret knot will not budge.Tape the fingerboard well between the frets. Before snugging down the knot for the last and final time, be certain that the two strands are parallel.įor neatness sake, I try to locate the knot itself on the front of the neck, about 1/4" below the fingerboard, which is less in the way.įret placement is critical. The fret, as tied, consists of two pieces of line side-by-side. ![]() Putting a simple overhand knot on top (fig. Then take the other free end and run it through the second loop (fig. Take one of the single ends, and making a loop of it, put that loop through the first loop. With the instrument neck horizontal and the peghead to the left, slip the loop up in back of the neck and drape it over the front. Cut off about two feet of line and form it into a single loop. ![]()
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