Fret Rocker Fret Repair Tool Source: Fret Repair; Repair Tools & Jigs Fret Rocker: This is a simple to make took, if you have the proper equipment to make them that is. What The Fret Rocker Does: The fret rocker is designed to span 3 frets at one time. Since the fret spacing varies as [...]

Fret Installation – Glued-In Frets Source: Fret Repair Fret Installation – Glued-In Frets: The process of gluing in frets vs. pounding them is involves differences which are radically different. With the gluing process, we need to devise a clamping arrangement which will allow us to securely hold all of the frets in at one time. [...]

Fret Tang Nippers Source: Fret Repair Fret Preparation – Glue-In Frets To prepare the frets, prior to the gluing process, we first have to measure each fret channel in length, cut the frets to length, and shape and store them in a orderly manner. Measure Frets for Unbound Fretboard: To measure the frets accurately on [...]

Fret Removal – Glued In Frets Source: Fret Repair Tools and Materials Required: Reworked Soldering Iron: Reworked End Nippers: Guitar Top Protector: Fret Removal – Glued-In Frets: There will be many occasions when you will yank on the frets with your fret removal tool and you may wonder how the frets were driven in so [...]

Fret Finishing for the Bound Fretboards Source: Fret Repair Fret Finishing – Bound Fretboards: This article finishes up the discussion of fret installation of frets on bound fretboards. You should be sure to read the first article in this series – Fret Installation for Bound Fretboards. That link in the the article listing below. Articles [...]

Fret Installation for the Bound Fretboards Source: Fret Repair Fret Installation – Bound Fretboards: Replacing the frets on a guitar with a bound fretboard presents itself with a much more challenging task than that of an unbound fretboard. Please read the article Fret Finishing for Bound Fretboards for the final steps in this fret repair. [...]

All the steps involved with finishing the frets on an unbound fretboard are discussed here, including trimming the frets, rounding them, smoothing and polishing processes and installation of the net and final setup.

Fret Installation for the Unbound Fretboards Source: Fret Repair Fret Installation – Unbound Fretboards: Replacing the frets on a guitar with an unbound fretboard can be one of the most straight-forward repairs you will make. This article explains the process of fret installation only. Read the article Fret Finishing for Unbound Fretboards for the final [...]

Fret Repair Problems Source:Fret Repair Fret Problems: Nearly every repair operation on the guitar can have its share of problems and challenges. The same holds true for frets, and quite possibly, since there is a direct interaction between the guitar player and the frets on his fretboard, there are even more concerns and problems associated [...]

How to Replace a Fret Source: Fret Repair How to Replace a Fret(s): In this article we will discuss the procedure for replacement of just a few frets – say 1 to 3 of them total. This can be a very typical scenario as most guitar players seldom stray from the first position when then [...]