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Sinclair Community College | ETD 110 Guitar Service Manual
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Fret Repair and Replacement cont:
Make sure you
remove the excess glue on the fret
board before it dries. To do this take a
dull chisel and scrape it off, this can be
done on both finished, and unfinished
fret boards
Chisel
After the glue has
dried, you can take a pair of end
nippers and cut off the edged of the
frets that are hanging off the sides.
After they are nipped off, you should
take a file and smooth down the edges.
Make sure to file downwards on the
side of the board. If you file upward
then you risk loosening your frets.
End Nippers
To make your fret
rounded on the edges you can use a
fret bevel. Use a 35 degree bevel to
get a 35 degree angle around the edge
of the fret. Beveling will usually leave
burrs, so use a three-cornered file to
remove the burr. After the burr has
been removed, sand the edge with a
320-grit, 600-frit, 800-grit, and 1,000-
grit sandpaper.
Fret Bevel