Service manual

Sinclair Community College | ETD 110 Guitar Service Manual
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Fret Repair and Replacement cont:
With these
types of guitars, the frets are usually installed before the lacquer in
put on. This means that if you try to directly remove the frets than
you could create cracks in the lacquer. To prevent this, score the
edges around the base of the fret with an Xacto-knife. Now when you
remove the fret, it won’t be attached to the lacquer and cause it to
crack or chip. The rest of the steps for removing the fret are the
same as above.
Before you start
installing the frets you are going to want to
wax the fret board. The wax will prevent the
glue from hardening on the board. Try to
keep the wax from getting into the slots. If
was does manage to get into the slots then
you can clean it out with a knife. Note that
you do not need to wax finished fret boards.
Guitar Wax
(On unfinished boards) run a bead of super-glue into
the fret slot. Not much glue is needed, just a small bead across the
top of the slot. Once you put the glue into the slot, immediately place
the fret into the slot. You do not want to let the glue sit for very long,
and to prevent this only put glue in one slot at a time.
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On finished boards) Unlike on an unfinished board, you do not want
to use super glue to apply the frets. Super glue will cause problems
with the finish on you board. Instead, use common wood glue. Like
before, don’t let the glue sit for a while and only put glue into one slot
at a time.