| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Re: fingerboards | | Date: | Thursday, December 29, 2005 19:02:40 (-0600) | | From: | Wayne Langdon <wlangdon @......com>
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| In reply to: | Message 1886 (written by DeweySlideWell) |
The "stiffness" answer makes the most sense to me. But dang if those Maple
inlaid "frets" don't look fantastic.
Thanks
Wayne
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From: <DeweySlideWell@aol.com>
To: <RESOGUIT-L@ELISTAS.COM>
Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 5:56 PM
Subject: [RESOGUIT-L] Re: fingerboards
> Painting on frets would be *SO* much easier and cheaper,
> but I like real frets because of the *wedging action* they have
> on the fretboard.
> They add a tremendous amount of stiffness to the neck.
> You can correct a bowed neck by refretting with "waffled" frets.
> That is the part of the fret that goes into the slot has a zig zag
> pattern bent into it length wise. This wedging action can restore
> the neck back to specs.
> Strength is an issue, especially with a Dobro neck.
> Good luck,
> D - S - W
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