mikesr1963
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Aug 16, 2016 19:45:08 GMT -5
Post by mikesr1963 on Aug 16, 2016 19:45:08 GMT -5
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Aug 16, 2016 19:52:38 GMT -5
Post by newey on Aug 16, 2016 19:52:38 GMT -5
If you bought this, I hope it was cheap!
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Aug 16, 2016 22:40:39 GMT -5
Post by reTrEaD on Aug 16, 2016 22:40:39 GMT -5
whatisthisidonteven
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Aug 16, 2016 23:17:01 GMT -5
Post by sumgai on Aug 16, 2016 23:17:01 GMT -5
^^^ It's painter's tape across the fingerboard, so that the frets can be polished, etc. The thread's title comes from that old saying, "we're gonna take your picture now, so smile.... say cheese!"
Nice job, Mike - did you do that, or someone else?
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mikesr1963
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Aug 17, 2016 5:41:57 GMT -5
Post by mikesr1963 on Aug 17, 2016 5:41:57 GMT -5
Thanks Sumgai. It's something I started doing to all my guitars about 6 years ago after seeing the stunning fret work on Ted Nugent's American Flag Les Paul. Not only does it make bending notes extremely greasy but the frets shimmer like diamonds in the lights. If no other fret work is needed it takes about 40 minutes.
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Aug 17, 2016 10:20:06 GMT -5
Post by JFrankParnell on Aug 17, 2016 10:20:06 GMT -5
Well, that's one way to solve the old 'maple vs rosewood' argument.
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Aug 23, 2016 1:16:34 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 1:16:34 GMT -5
Thanks Sumgai. It's something I started doing to all my guitars about 6 years ago after seeing the stunning fret work on Ted Nugent's American Flag Les Paul. Not only does it make bending notes extremely greasy but the frets shimmer like diamonds in the lights. If no other fret work is needed it takes about 40 minutes. Looks nice. So what did you do? Fret polishing? Any special tool? Shouldn't this go to the lutherie section?
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Aug 23, 2016 8:29:34 GMT -5
Post by reTrEaD on Aug 23, 2016 8:29:34 GMT -5
Well since we don't have a dairy section ... yeah.
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Aug 23, 2016 11:18:08 GMT -5
Post by sumgai on Aug 23, 2016 11:18:08 GMT -5
^^^^ OMG, that was bad, 'TrEaD, real bad! I don't think even gumbo can top this one!
Moving to Lutherie in 5... 4... 3... 2...
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Aug 23, 2016 13:05:32 GMT -5
Post by cynical1 on Aug 23, 2016 13:05:32 GMT -5
...Looks nice. So what did you do? Fret polishing? Any special tool?... I'm not sure how mikesr1963 did his, but I use a Dremel tool with the small polishing wheels and some rubbing compound. I used to use polishing rouge, but I found that rubbing compound worked better, faster and was easier to clean up afterwards. Make sure you tape the Hell out of the fingerboard, especially on rosewood. Getting the polishing compound out of rosewood after it dries is a rare pleasure. Do it outside away from anything you don't want to get the rubbing compound on as it flies everywhere off the polishing wheel. The hood of my riding lawnmower does look pretty good, though, after wiping the spatter off of it from the last time I failed to heed my own advise... It takes about 30 minutes to properly tape the neck and about 5 minutes to polish 24 frets since it only takes about 4-6 quick passes to shine them up like chrome. Another option is fret polishing erasers. StewMac sells them here: www.stewmac.com/Luthier_Tools/Tools_by_Job/Tools_for_Fretting/Polishing_and_abrasives/Fret_Erasers.htmlI've never used them, but they come in several different grits from 220 up to 8000. They seem effective, would certainly reduce your taping time, but I'm not boxing up the Dremel tool just yet. I've been this type of fret polishing on any neck I fret, re-fret or level since I had brown hair. I'm with Mike on this, in that once you try this on one guitar\bass, you'll have to do it for all of them, especially if you like to bend your notes. It's that noticeable. Happy Trails Cynical One
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Aug 23, 2016 13:24:36 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Aug 23, 2016 13:24:36 GMT -5
I have also used a silver polishing liquid my mom had from ages ago, back in the days when I screwed up with the frets of an Ibanez ARZ800 with defective/detached tail piece's bushing, if you recall, back in 2012. The frets turned into like brand new, that the Ibanez dealer just couldn't spot it. When you say polishing compound, this is like the one used in cars? I have to look into polishing rouge.
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Aug 23, 2016 16:32:22 GMT -5
Post by cynical1 on Aug 23, 2016 16:32:22 GMT -5
When you say polishing compound, this is like the one used in cars? I have to look into polishing rouge. The exact same stuff. You can use polishing compound, but rubbing compound looks just as good and works faster. I always had it laying around to buff out guitars and bicycles (...yeah, that was an ill fated venture...). I had lost the last of my rouge sticks...so, necessity being what it is, I took a flyer on the rubbing compound. It worked so much better I never went looking for the rouge stick. This is one of the very few times I'll encourage you to pick up a Dremel tool and use it on a guitar. The standard polishing wheels they have work great. The sewn fabric ones are better, if you can find them. Just take your finger and wipe a little rubbing compound on the wheel, turn the Dremel on a slow spin of the wheel to clear the excess, then polish a fret. Repeat as needed. When finished, wipe the entire fingerboard down a few times to catch all the remaining compound BEFORE it dries. Pull the tape and you're done. I've got pictures somewhere from the last two I did, but last Monday the old computer stopped coughing up blood and finally mustered up the courage to just die. I'm guessing they're still on one of the two drive I haven't reconnected yet to the new machine. SATA card arrives tomorrow... While I've never used the fret erasers, it does look like you'll save a lot of setup time. I'm not sure how fast they cut, or how long they last, though. And, like everything else at StewMac, they ain't cheap. Happy Trails Cynical One
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