When there is fret wear, the string doesn't intonate as well on the fret, so the player then tends to press the string down harder to get a clear note. This causes the fret to wear even faster. Ideally the best thing is to catch the fret wear before the dips/dents in the frets become so deep, they affect the top level of the frets.
This stunning early 90’s Les Paul was recently in the workshop for a fret recrown and hand fret polish, along with a new set up pickups fitted! The frets has started to wear down after years of use, although not as bad as some of the guitars that are brought in, but the earlier fret wear is sorted, the better the result. The customer decided to have the work done rather than leave it. When there is fret wear, the string doesn't intonate as well on the fret, so the player then tends to press the string down harder to get a clear note. This causes the fret to wear even faster. Ideally the best thing is to catch the fret wear before the dips/dents in the frets become so deep, they affect the top level of the frets. After the recrown, you can see the thin marker line that preserves the top level of the frets After the hand fret polish, the shine and smoothness has returned to the frets! With all the fretwork complete, the new uprated Gibson pickups were fitted before the guitar was ready for the customer!
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27/8/2020 07:52:23 pm
Wow, this is beautiful Okay i definitely am going to start playing acoustics. Guess i need to look for a band. Nice guitar by the way, Also thanks for the tip at the second and third paragraph.
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