Service manual

Sinclair Community College | ETD 110 Guitar Service Manual
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Fret Repair and Replacement cont:
A fret that is improperly seated in the fret
board will most likely cause string buzzing. To tell if a fret is seated
properly you can look at the base of the crown and the fret board.
The crown should lay flat against the fret board so there is no space
in between. If the fret is improperly seated then it needs to be
removed and reseated properly.
Guitar frets are usually glued into the fret slot although there are
some manufactures that make the fret slot so tight that friction is
what holds the fret in place. It is important to know how the frets on
your guitar are kept in the fret slots. There also may be a certain way
that the frets need to be taken out.
Frets in early Fenders
were slid in from the side making it very hard, if not impossible to
remove them from the top. So they easiest way to remove the frets
are by pulling them out from the sides. Here are the steps you should
take when removing the frets from an early style fender.
1. Remove the strings from the guitar
2. Unscrew the neck and remove it from its pocket on the body.
3. Clamp the neck down and start to remove the frets. Take a
hammer and a nail set to remove each fret. Lightly hammer the
nail set into the side of the fret to slowly remove it. Make sure
not to chip any of the fret board, but if you do you can glue it
back on after the fret has been removed.
4. Clean the slot and replace the fret.