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refretting ebony fretboard?


richrips
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Hey guys,

My bass could do with a refret. the frets look to have been stoned rather crudely at some point and most are a bit on the low and flat side. the bass is still playable and sounds wickid with flats, but i'm quite keen on putting some roundwounds on soon and would like tidy neat looking round frets to get the most out of it.

Has anyone had an old ebony board refretted? if so, how much did it cost, and where? i've defretted a rosewood bass before and don't want to chip the ebony so badly hence not so keen to do it myself. if it can be done in a more perfect manner, i'd be keen.

any help much appreciated!

Rich

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If you heat the frets up before you take them out that'll help with the chipping problem. Save dust from sanding the board for the ships if you do get them.

The only difference when doing a re-fret is that maple boards (usually) need to be re-finished afterwards. Ebony or rosewood are a straight re-fret.

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