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2021-07-03

Installing the frets


20210610
I began to install the frets onto the fingerboard next.
However, no matter what I tried I could not get the frets to seat into the slot fully.
So I purchase the fret clamping tool to force the frets to sit into the slot using a clamp.
THe tool will need about 1 month to arrive though.



Fretting the fingerboard.


20210703
Finally the tool arrived and so I began to install the frets.
Unfortunatelly it cant go in still!!
Then I suspect could it be the fret tang is too big for the slot?
So I change to my usual fret from LMI.
And voila! The fret get seated in nicely.
So I began to use the tool to install the rest of the fret.



Using the tool to clamp in the frets


All frets in

Next the fret ends are dressed and all the frets are levelled nicely to avoid the buzzes.



Fret ends are filed


Frets are leveled and dressed


The frets level are checked to ensure they are leveled nicely.


All frets done up