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October 5th, 2010, 06:54 PM
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Tele-Meister
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Niagara,Canada
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Fret Repair Question
Is it possible to only get a couple of frets replaced ?? The first 3 frets have grooves from strings..isn't affecting playing it yet..I was told you would have to get them all done..etc...but that didn't sound right to me...I appreciate your thoughts and experience on this ... THX fellow members !!
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October 5th, 2010, 08:06 PM
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Friend of Leo's
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Nueces Strip
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If the original exact fretwire can be found you can only replace the bad ones. I've done it myself a couple of times in a pinch.
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October 5th, 2010, 09:56 PM
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Friend of Leo's
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Pontiac Mi.
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I've replaced the first five frets mant times.
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October 5th, 2010, 10:40 PM
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Friend of Leo's
Join Date: May 2008
Location: portland, or
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Yes !!! a lot of techs will do it ... why replace good frets ??? if a tech tells you otherwise, find another tech ...
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October 5th, 2010, 10:57 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Lawrenceville, GA
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You may not need the frets replaced. I've successfully repaired some pretty deep grooves in the "cowboy chord" area by simply re-crowning the affected frets. You might need to take a little off a few frets down the board to even things out and prevent buzz, but I know re-crowning works on frets that still have plenty of height left.
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