refretting a Fender stratocaster PART 10 (installing the new frets)

Jason from The Musician's Den in Evansville, IN walks you through a complete refret on an '04 American Deluxe Stratocaster. In part 10 we discuss a few of the tools that can be used when installing frets in our neck, then the fun begins!

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Education

Tags:

• refret
• guitar
• The Musician's Den
• luthier
• lutherie
• fretwork
• Fender
• American Deluxe
• Stratocaster
• repair
• rosewood
• fingerboard
• neck fret

[rcking727]

do you have to change the brass inserts as you go down the fretboard since the fretboard changes radius?

[smbstressfest]

@rcking727 The fingerboard radius doesn't change on this guitar. It's a straight 10" radius from the nut to the 22nd fret. However, if the radius did change as is the case with some guitars then YES, I would be changing fret cauls as I moved down the neck..

[69Bloodsucker]

Hi, your series 'bout refretting is just great! I watched it few times and I have a question. How long it takes to you to refret whole fingerboard with all the preperations and that kind of stuff? :))

[smbstressfest]

@69Bloodsucker You can do an entire refret in an afternoon if you don't encounter any problems. I've done a few "next day" refrets before, but it's been a while. Most of the time you hit a snag and it takes longer or you decide to come back when your mind is fresh again.

[muaythai4lifelife]

how often must an electric guitar be refretted? what is the advice to understand it needs a refret job?

thanx!

[smbstressfest]

@muaythai4lifelife You can usually get a fee fret levelings before an actual refret is needed. This all depends of course on how big the frets were originally. Some people need a refret every year and a half, others may see a decade of normal usage before the refret is necessary. When in doubt, take it to a competent repair tech for evaluation.

[Kentuckable]

The fret stands up at 8:12. Anyhow, great show!

Thanks

K.

[rcking727]

@smbstressfest ok thanks!

[69Bloodsucker]

@smbstressfest Thanky you ;) I thought that it take minimum three days to done whole job. Cheers!

[muaythai4lifelife]

Thanx :)