Prosebass Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 (edited) Here is a little number I knocked up for a customer yesterday. Edited March 3, 2009 by Prosebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Looks great! One question....why did you re-cut the slots? Just wondered if it matters whether slots are filled or left open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protium Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 Aha so it was you who bought that body I was watching it but missed the auction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosebass Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 (edited) [quote name='Jase' post='333558' date='Nov 21 2008, 12:17 AM']Looks great! One question....why did you re-cut the slots? Just wondered if it matters whether slots are filled or left open [/quote] Its virtually impossible to remove frets without a bit of board damage. This is ok with a re-fret as the frets cover the damage. What I do is cut the fret slot wider so it has clean sides with no damage. Then I filled it till it was flush and re-cut the slots but only to a depth of 1mm, so not really re-cutting them. I then "drew in" the frets and then french polished. Just thought I'd try it like that ! and it looks really neat. Normally on a de-fret I fill with veneer and finish them flush, but that takes a lot of time. My Hofner S7B was de-fretted in 1982 and I used it for 10 years with open slots, so in my experience it has no affect on the bass whether you fill them of not. Edited November 21, 2008 by Prosebass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosebass Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 [quote name='Protium' post='333570' date='Nov 21 2008, 12:43 AM']Aha so it was you who bought that body I was watching it but missed the auction [/quote] It was indeed....a customer had just asked if I could make them an inexpensive lined fretless in bright red so not having to spray a body kept the price right down for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Nice job ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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