DIY Workshop: How to refret a vintage Fender guitar

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Most fret profiles have a standard ″ tang width For installation, it is typically recommended that it is installed into a ″ fret slot Other tang

1 Measure the fret slot with feeler gauges Most guitars have slots of about 018 to 023 — the most common is 022  I leave about 18 gap on the tang Easiest to cover the slot with binding on the fretboard if you don't have CNC to stop short on the cut

vincite slot online fret slot width This is one aspect of fretwire measurement that is hardly standardized I don't think tang measurement is very important, and am tempted And in some cases the lacquer on the neck partially fills the end of the fret slot, making it unclear what the actual tang width is I did get enough data to