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Fretwork
Fret Dress (including Standard set up)
A fret dress will be necessary where the frets on the guitar have become worn, grooved, or flattened unevenly from playing, creating string buzzing or intonation problems. The nut is carefully removed and, using a precision neck jig, the neck is adjusted straight, and the frets are levelled and then crowned. The frets are finally sanded and polished, and the nut reinstalled. The instrument then has a Professional Set Up.
Cost: Acoustic, Fixed Bridge Electric, Bass - £95
Classical, Archtop, Fixed Trem Electric -£100
12 String Electric or Acoustic, Floating Trem Electric- £105
Complete Refret ( includes Fret Dress and Standard set up)
Where the frets are too low to carry out a fret dress, then fret replacement will be required. If this is necessary I'll remove all the frets, adjust the neck as straight as possible using the fret jig, and level the fretboard where necessary. The new frets will be installed, either replacing like for like, or using an alternative fret that the customer chooses. With vintage guitars originality should be maintained where possible so original specifications are recommended here.
A Fret Dress is then carried out to level out any fret height inconsistencies during the fretting process - crowning, sanding and polishing of the frets. The instrument then has a Professional Set Up.
Unbound necks - from £240
Bound necks - from £270
Maple or finished necks - from £240
(includes fret material unless a special order is requested)
Some fretboards may require levelling prior to installation of the new frets. Finished fretboards (e.g. maple) will not be levelled unless absolutely necessary, the levelling will be restricted to the frets in these cases. Maple fretboards may also require more time where there is lacquer build up along the frets that needs removing prior to removal of the old frets, to minimise chipping.
When new frets are installed it is likely that the nut will need to be replaced as the frets are now higher than they were previously (cost not included above).
Fret Dress (including Standard set up)
A fret dress will be necessary where the frets on the guitar have become worn, grooved, or flattened unevenly from playing, creating string buzzing or intonation problems. The nut is carefully removed and, using a precision neck jig, the neck is adjusted straight, and the frets are levelled and then crowned. The frets are finally sanded and polished, and the nut reinstalled. The instrument then has a Professional Set Up.
Cost: Acoustic, Fixed Bridge Electric, Bass - £95
Classical, Archtop, Fixed Trem Electric -£100
12 String Electric or Acoustic, Floating Trem Electric- £105
Complete Refret ( includes Fret Dress and Standard set up)
Where the frets are too low to carry out a fret dress, then fret replacement will be required. If this is necessary I'll remove all the frets, adjust the neck as straight as possible using the fret jig, and level the fretboard where necessary. The new frets will be installed, either replacing like for like, or using an alternative fret that the customer chooses. With vintage guitars originality should be maintained where possible so original specifications are recommended here.
A Fret Dress is then carried out to level out any fret height inconsistencies during the fretting process - crowning, sanding and polishing of the frets. The instrument then has a Professional Set Up.
Unbound necks - from £240
Bound necks - from £270
Maple or finished necks - from £240
(includes fret material unless a special order is requested)
Some fretboards may require levelling prior to installation of the new frets. Finished fretboards (e.g. maple) will not be levelled unless absolutely necessary, the levelling will be restricted to the frets in these cases. Maple fretboards may also require more time where there is lacquer build up along the frets that needs removing prior to removal of the old frets, to minimise chipping.
When new frets are installed it is likely that the nut will need to be replaced as the frets are now higher than they were previously (cost not included above).