Service manual

Sinclair Community College | ETD 110 Guitar Service Manual
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Fret Repair and Replacement cont:
Unlike early Fender’s,
today the frets are directly place into the slots in Fender guitars.
They also held into place by glue so that will have to be heated up to
be able to remove the fret. Here are the steps for moving this kind of
guitar.
1. Remove the strings from the guitar
2. Unscrew the neck and remove it from its pocket on the body.
3. Take a soldering gun and file a notch in the so that it can fit the
fret wire in.
4. Run the tip of the gun across the top of the fret. Make sure that
you do not heat the fret too much. You just want it hot enough
so that the glue is loose enough to allow the fret to come out.
5. Take a pair of end nippers and place them on the fret board.
When you clamp on the fret, it should come and without you
having to actually pull it out.
6. Clamp the fret in 1/8” increments until it is completely out of the
slot.
7. Clean the slot and replace the fret.