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Frotz!

I just got out the neck and was intimidated by how nice it is.

I think I"ll start with the neck from my plywood Dean Z. And some howto videos.

Do I need CA glue for the frets? Is normal okay, or do I need special thin stuff?

Where is the #1 place re-frets go wrong? (Guessing pulling the old frets.)

Can I get by with a plastic-faced mallet, or do I need a fancy tool that goes in my drill press?

Ordered fret wire (pre-cut, pre-curved) after comparing the cost of a full re-fret to a replacement Warmoth neck (about the same).

I have fret-pulling pliers. Hoping to get by using a Dremel for cutting them.

#guitar #luthierie #frets #gearsquad

A comprehensive guide for to Bass guitar string gauges

#Music #Bass #String #Gauge #frets
#Instruments #Audio #Guitar #SoundEngineering

https://prosoundhq.com/bass-guitar-string-gauges-thickness-a-complete-guide/

Guitar TLC

https://makertube.net/videos/watch/30fbdf60-3bb1-4e47-aa46-afda3638cb02

Did you know that pitch can be represented as numbers?

Well, if you play a fretted instrument, then you likely already know this. Each fret is can be represented by a number; higher frets are higher pitches, and lower frets are lower pitches.

Check out this phone keypad project, where you can "dial up" melodies and explore the concept of (chromatic) "pitch number".

Project: https://musicblocks.sugarlabs.org/index.html?id=1714441670403217&run=True

Video Demo: https://musicblocks.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/phone-number-song.webm

#music #MusicPlusCode #MusicBlocks #Frets #Guitar #Uke

Numbers arranged as they would be for a phone dial pad. Numbers are in Chinese, because "why not?"

The background is purple, and the numbers are white.

Do you have fret preferences on a guitar? Let me know your thoughts, if you’d like! :blobcatcoffee: also feel free to add a different preference in the comments if it’s not listed here. #guitar #frets #GearSquad #poll

I have a co-worker with me at my desk right now.

In other news, my stomach is in revolt at the moment. Fun. It’s a gastric bypass side effect kind of thing and it will pass, but I just gagged up some icky stuff and had a full blown case of “the foamies” (look it up). Having said that, there is no complaint here. I ate my lunch too fast and my new redesigned digestive system slapped me on the wrist for it. Post operation side effects like this are 100% worth it, I promise you. Trust me, it’s not an issue at all.

In other other news, I checked the bookfayce page of the Luthier I brought my guitar to last Saturday and earlier today he posted a bunch of pictures showing the progress he’s made. There are pictures of my beloved Gibson ES-335 Pro without any frets, pictures of it with some new frets, and a picture of the neck with a full boat’s worth of lovely, shiny new frets. It still needs a new nut and a new bridge, and he didn’t mention anything about cleaning out the electronics (which is a major bitch of a job to do on an ES-335 as you have to squeeze everything in and out through the F-hole), but the new frets are in! I don’t know if I will share any of the photos he posted. I think I did when he worked on my Les Paul Custom, but not until a few days had past. We’ll see.

Try to picture this guitar with shiny new frets:

In other other other news, I am listening to Steve Hackett’s new album, which was released today. It is called The Circus and the Nightwhale. I am listening while I work and therefore not able to give it my full attention. My initial gut reaction though is this: Steve Hackett’s guitar playing gets exponentially better with each passing day. His songwriting improves in a similar manner. His singing… yeah, he’s better than he used to be but sometimes I still wish he’d hire a full time singer for his recording line up. I’m enjoying the new album. Check it out.

Okay, that’s it for this post. Lunch break is over. My stomach is settling down. Get back to work, Red Head!

https://robertjames1971.blog/2024/02/16/co-worker-6/

#Cat #choosingALuthier #es335 #foamies #frets #gastricBypass #genesis #gibsonEs335 #GibsonES335Pro #gibsonEs335 #Guitar #guitarMaintenance #guitarRefret #guitarRepairs #health #iphoneography #Kitty #luthier #Music #musicalInstruments #newAlbum #newAlbumDay #newRelease #newReleaseDay #photography #refret #robin #sideEffects #SteveHackett #telecommute #theCircusAndTheNightwale #theFoamies #weightLossSurgery #workFromHome

So my #guitar had small #frets. And a few pulled out a little. And I hastily filed them down.
Badly.
And took it to a #PLEK place. Needs a refret now, because #PLEK crowning tools have deep U-shaped teeth that can't work on small frets without gouging the fretboard on either side.
I could buy an okay guitar or a nice new neck for the price.
'stead, Bucky's getting fixed, mostly, and staying Bucky, mostly.

I am scared. I am nervous. I am sure nothing will go wrong but it doesn’t matter.

My baby, aka my oldest guitar, is going to the doctor, aka a repair shop, tomorrow.

I think it needs frets. We’ll see what our friendly neighborhood Luthier says about it, but on the phone today he agreed that it probably needs frets.

Yikes!

I’ll be dropping my baby off at the doctor tomorrow at 11:30. Fingers crossed.

https://robertjames1971.blog/2023/11/03/my-baby-is-going-to-the-doctor-tomorrow/

#frets #GibsonLesPaul #GibsonLesPaulCustom #Guitar #LesPaul #lesPaulCustom #luthier #Nikon #nikonZ5 #photography #Repairs #z5

bought a cheap #flyingV style #guitar from #thomann.
#frets were a disaster, but I had already built in New Electronics before I noticed.
So tried some fret leveling. Not bad for a first try.
8 of the 24 frets where too high