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72 Fender thineline frets removal
Hi everyone, I met a really hard one. Real 72 fender thineline refret. I removed the frets sideway super easy from 1 to 12 frets. But after 13 I almost destroy the frets and hurt the wood then fret just came out a little bit. And the frets are super low to be pull out. Please someone help me…
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Where do you live ? If you’re close to NYC, I could take a look at it with you.
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Try this: Score along frets (as you are doing), use a shield (like your using) that’s a tad wider then frets so you can get fret tongs (shape head and sharpen to ensure they angle under frets so you can pull them. A lot of fret pullers heads are too flat and this makes them hard to get under frets. Heads need to be angled so that tips can work under frets) under frets, heat frets with solder method to soften crap they used then as finish and encased fret edges, then (and this is key difference from standard belief of tapping out sideways) pull them, using positive hand strength, work them straight up, with pinching tong motion only. I’ve done this and it works fine. In my case, the tough ones came out clean. I suspect that even if tangs widen slot on way out, this will still be a much cleaner pull, due to shield keeping fretboard next to frets compressed, where as taking out sideways, no way to stop tearing. If slots widen, simply use fret crimpers to fit new frets to slots. Use triangle file to file fret slots to clean up edges and then install frets (glue them in) with wide width heads to mask areas that may have tear out. 70’s sideways fret installs with the crappy, thick finish they used suck. Many of us have had a hard time with them so don’t be put off or intimidated. And lastly, if you are near Ian, take up his offer. Never pass up a chance to visit with a Master
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Found this series last night. The only add to this would be to use fret shield when pulling frets as I don’t know wether these were installed sideways. Neck has crappy, uneven, thick buildup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zhaG8pw-Bc
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Thank you so much Ian. Save my life with this video
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