1967 fender Coronado refret

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1967 fender Coronado refret

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Getting back on the refret horse after some bums rides.

Decided to give this a shot.

1967 fender Coronado
I had some vintage spec wire laying about

Using my trusty modified bull nose pliers and soldering iron to remove, dremel to under cut the end of the tang and simple files

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Re: 1967 fender Coronado refret

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The rose wood is quite dry and brittle so I have been oiling it like crazy to prevent splintering with removal

I noticed the tang is minutely deeper on the fret wire I have so I'm having to carefully remove about half a millimeter with the dremel along the length of each fret prior to placement

I am experimenting with cyanoacrylate a drop at each end to help prevent lifting

The first fret I put in I decided to do no over hang. I have changed my mind now and will over hand all the rest. I will go back and replace that one at the end if I have enough wire.

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Re: 1967 fender Coronado refret

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At this stage they seem to be seating very nicely

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Re: 1967 fender Coronado refret

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Re: 1967 fender Coronado refret

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Yes, ending the frets on the end of the binding is the way to go. Looks better, feels better.

Feel free to borrow my tool for filing the ends of the frets
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Re: 1967 fender Coronado refret

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Cool.

Did you remove all of the frets first to validate the level of the board at all?
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i think the answer is a word comprisi :wtf: ng two letters
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Re: 1967 fender Coronado refret

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GrantB wrote:Cool.

Did you remove all of the frets first to validate the level of the board at all?
I will
I just wanted to do a few test frets up the neck to see if I had the right gear before I whipped them all out
Neck looks pretty true though.

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Re: 1967 fender Coronado refret

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Will get back to it later in the day. at band practice right now. Shock ! Actually PLAYING guitars !!!

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Re: 1967 fender Coronado refret

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Jealous! Haven't played a proper gig in 2 months, nor practise.

Check the neck for drop off at the first fret end...a somewhat typical Fender characteristic.
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Re: 1967 fender Coronado refret

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My newly acquired CS '66 Strat is in need of a refret. Might get away with a partial but what's the point in that? Just bite the bullet and do it all. Still, it's an expense I hadn't expected but you live and learn (I should know by now...). Anyway, it's a maple fretboard so I'm a little wary of taking it on myself. Not sure what's supposed to happen with the lacquer.

Really impressed when you blokes take-on this work yourselves. :thumbup:

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Re: 1967 fender Coronado refret

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GrantB wrote:Jealous! Haven't played a proper gig in 2 months, nor practise.

Check the neck for drop off at the first fret end...a somewhat typical Fender characteristic.
All looks pretty sweet

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Re: 1967 fender Coronado refret

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Great - I have a maple board Tele neck under duress on the work bench trying to force it back into shape.
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GrantB wrote:Great - I have a maple board Tele neck under duress on the work bench trying to force it back into shape.
Give it hell!

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Re: 1967 fender Coronado refret

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GrantB wrote:Jealous! Haven't played a proper gig in 2 months, nor practise.

Check the neck for drop off at the first fret end...a somewhat typical Fender characteristic.
I've had two recent Gibsons on my workbench recently with this exact problem, both of which required re-leveling and re-radiusing of the board before a full refret.

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